Free Tools
Cherry Grove Craft offers fourteen free tools, printables and references for UK small businesses, hospitality venues and schools: seven browser-based generators, checkers and calculators (WiFi, QR and vCard codes, a UTM link builder, a backlink analyser, a UK signage law checker and a sign text size calculator), five printable sign packs (allergen, fire safety, accessibility, school and bilingual Welsh signs) and two primary-sourced references (a UK signage law changes tracker and a table of who must wear an ID badge by law). There are also nine data pages: four sourced statistics hubs and five built from our own order records. None needs an account, and the generators run in your browser, so nothing you type is sent to us. Not sure which you need? See which free tool solves which job.
Free WiFi QR Code Generator
Generate a scannable WiFi QR code instantly — guests scan and connect automatically without typing a password. Works with the built-in camera on iPhone and most Android phones. No account needed.
Free QR Code Generator
Makes clean, solid black-and-white QR codes with SVG and PNG export — designed for print and engraving, not just screens. Includes an engraving size checker and optional scan tracking.
Free UTM Link Builder
Build tracked campaign URLs in seconds. Add UTM parameters so Google Analytics shows exactly which QR code, email or social post drove each visit to your site.
Free vCard QR Code Generator
Generate a contact QR code from your name, job title, phone, email and website. When someone scans it, your contact saves directly to their phone.
Free UK Signage Law Checker
Choose your type of premises (13 types), how it is run and its features to see every sign the law requires in England and Wales, what each must say and the law behind it. Produces a printable checklist you can share. Sources: legislation.gov.uk, HSE, ICO, FSA and gov.wales.
Sign Text Size Calculator
Enter a viewing distance to get the minimum letter height for a sign, or the reverse. Uses Department for Transport guidance for partially sighted readers (30 mm letters read from 3 m) and HSE's table for workplace warning signs, and adjusts for the font you choose.
UK Signage Law Changes Tracker 2026–27
12 dated or pending changes to signage law in England and Wales, each with its primary source and status, including the new A3 notice tobacco sellers need from 1 January 2027 and deposits shown next to drinks prices from 1 October 2027. Includes a CSV download and calendar reminders.
Who Must Wear an ID Badge by Law in the UK
Only 7 of the 24 UK roles we checked must wear ID where it can be seen, such as SIA-licensed security staff, private hire drivers and house-to-house charity collectors. For NHS, school, shop and hospitality staff a name badge is policy, not law. Includes a CSV download.
Free Allergen & Natasha's Law Pack
A free 3-page pack for food businesses: an A4 allergen notice covering all 14 UK regulated allergens, a bilingual English/Welsh version, and a Natasha's Law PPDS staff guide.
Free Fire Safety Signage Pack
A free 19-page pack: fire door, fire exit (all 4 directions) and assembly point signage, plus a print-and-place guide for landlords, HMO operators, letting agents and hospitality premises.
Free Accessibility Signage Pack
A 6-page printable PDF for hospitality, retail and small business premises: accessible toilet, RADAR key, hearing loop, wheelchair accessible entrance and step-free access signs, plus a print-and-place guide.
Welsh–English Sign Phrasebook & Free Bilingual Signs
A phrasebook of 128 Welsh–English sign phrases, each linked to its source (TermCymru, Welsh councils and universities, the Welsh Language Commissioner), plus 17 free A4 bilingual signs to print as one PDF, layout rules for bilingual signs and a CSV download.
Free Printable School Signs
Six A4 school signs in two styles each, professional and classroom: Please Knock, Staff Only, No Mobile Phones, Reading Corner, No Running in Corridors and Exam in Progress.
UK Hospitality QR & Contactless Stats Hub
Contactless and cash shares of UK payments, the contactless limit after March 2026, QR code demand in UK hospitality and the law on card tips. Sourced from UK Finance, Barclays, the FCA and Lloyds Bank.
UK Cash & Card Payment Stats Hub
How the UK pays: cash share of payments, who still relies on it, contactless and mobile wallets, what cards cost retailers, bank branch closures and the law on refusing cash — from UK Finance, the BRC, the FCA and Parliament.
UK CCTV & Surveillance Stats Hub
How many CCTV cameras the UK has, home and doorbell camera rules, workplace monitoring, police live facial recognition and what a sign should say. Sourced from the BSIA, the ICO, the Metropolitan Police and the Home Office.
UK Fire Safety Statistics Hub
England's fire safety audits, notices and prosecutions, the most-breached duties, which premises receive enforcement notices, and what breaches cost. Sourced from MHCLG, the Home Office and legislation.
When UK Businesses Order
Our own order data, 2024 to 2026: monthly seasonality, the effect of single bulk orders, Christmas bauble timing, name badge peaks, order sizes and the days people buy.
Where Small Businesses Point Their QR Codes
Our own order data, January 2023 to October 2026. Of the 260 business QR and NFC items with a link, 38% pointed to the business's own website, 25% to Instagram, 24% to Google and 11% to a Linktree page. Includes a CSV download.
What Goes on Staff Name Badges
Our own order data, January 2023 to October 2026, from 485 badges in 131 orders: 69% showed a first name only, 37% of orders added a job title or role, half included a logo and the median order was 5 badges. Includes a CSV download.
Do QR Codes Expire? Our Link-Rot Study
Our own order data, February 2024 to October 2026. Static QR codes don't expire, but their links can: of 188 business QR code links we engraved and could test, 4% no longer led anywhere useful in October 2026, mostly because the page had been removed. All 54 Google review links still worked. Includes a CSV download.
What UK Businesses Put on Their Signs
Our own order data, April 2023 to October 2026: three in ten business signs we made carried a QR or NFC code, a quarter of custom messages said "please" and under 1% used any Welsh. Includes a CSV download.
Free Backlink Analyser
Paste your referring domains export from Ahrefs, Semrush or Google Search Console. Get an instant breakdown of editorial links, directories, platforms and spam.
Questions about the free tools
Are these tools really free?
Yes. All fourteen tools, printables and references, and the nine data pages, are free to use with no account, email address or trial, and nothing is unlocked by paying.
Is anything I type stored?
No. The WiFi, QR and vCard generators, the UTM builder and the backlink analyser run in your browser, so what you type or paste is not sent to us or stored. Nothing you choose in the signage law checker is sent anywhere. The printables are plain PDF and PNG downloads.
Can I use them for my business, school or charity?
Yes. They are made for small businesses, hospitality venues, schools and community groups, and you can print as many copies as you need.
Can I get an engraved version instead of a printout?
For QR code, WiFi, school, toilet and hearing loop signs, yes: those are laser-engraved to order in North Wales. Fire exit, assembly point, wheelchair entrance and step-free signs stay as printables, because they rely on regulation colours and high contrast that wood can’t match.
All tools are free to use with no account required. Several also come as engraved oak signs, made to order in North Wales: QR code signs, WiFi signs, school signs and accessibility signs. See all wooden signs.
The signage law checker, the allergen and Natasha's Law pack, the fire safety signage pack, the accessibility signage pack and the bilingual signs series are provided as general guidance to help you get started and do not constitute legal, health & safety, or professional advice. Requirements can be complex and specific to your business or premises — always confirm current requirements with the relevant authority (the Food Standards Agency at food.gov.uk for allergen labelling, your fire risk assessor, local authority or enforcing fire authority for fire safety signage, a qualified access auditor for accessibility provisions under the Equality Act 2010, or your local authority for Welsh smoke-free signage requirements) before relying on them.