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DRESSABILITY

Registered charity 1102083 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To support independence and wellbeing, Dressability provides a specialist garment adaptation/alteration service - based on the sensitive and informed identification of discrete solutions to the complex clothing challenges encountered by people with disabilities, learning difficulties and/or mobility impairments.

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Latest income
£207k
Latest spending
£176k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Dressability holds unrestricted funds of £259,951, which exceeds its stated reserves policy target of one year's running costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £30,805 for the year, supported by significant grant funding and donations, with no statutory funding received.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year's running costs (held: £260k)
“intend to maintain reserves at a level which is equivalent to one year's running costs”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Swindon · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£207k£176k
31/03/2024£182k£137k
31/03/2023£160k£123k
31/03/2022£152k£101k
31/03/2021£97k£78k

Common questions

Is DRESSABILITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Dressability holds unrestricted funds of £259,951, which exceeds its stated reserves policy target of one year's running costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £30,805 for the year, supported by significant grant funding and donations, with no statutory funding received. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds DRESSABILITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DRESSABILITY as a grant recipient include D D MCPHAIL CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT CIO, THE CRUCIBLE FOUNDATION, THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION, The Ashley Family Foundation.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
D D MCPHAIL CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT CIOFY2025£68kCharity Manager role for succession planning
THE CRUCIBLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£50k
THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£11k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2026£10k
The Ashley Family FoundationFY2022£10k
THE OPENWORK FOUNDATIONFY2023£10kSponsored Grant
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
ODIN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10k
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£7k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£6k
THE INMAN CHARITYFY2025£5kSocial - Older People and Social Welfare
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUSTFY2023£5kSmaller Grants
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£5k
THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
MISSES BARRIE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£4k
SCHRODER CHARITY TRUSTFY2025£4k
MISSES BARRIE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£4k
THE JAMES WEIR FOUNDATIONFY2021£3k
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF INSURERS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
THE DIXIE ROSE FINDLAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£3k
MISSES BARRIE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE BENHAM CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2024£2k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k
THE S M B TRUSTFY2025£2k
MISSES BARRIE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£1k
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1kSingle payment
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE STANTON BALLARD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1kCharitable purposes in and around the City of Oxford
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE CPF TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATIONFY2026£1k
THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
COLEFAX CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATIONFY2025£1k
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£500Single payment
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATIONFY2023£500
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2022£0
King Charles III Charitable FundFY2023—Small grant

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund20/03/2020£131kSpecialist clothing adaptation service
The National Lottery Community Fund06/09/2005£39kOutreach Services