SHAREWEAR CLOTHING SCHEME

Registered charity 1170084 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Sharewear Clothing Scheme provides free high-quality clothing and bedding to people living in poverty. In addition to our support of individuals experiencing hardship, we also divert tons of clothing which might otherwise have ended up in local landfill thus having an immediate and direct positive impact on the environment.

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Latest income
£155k
Latest spending
£125k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a surplus of £29,639 and unrestricted reserves of £100,180. The trustees consider these reserves appropriate to cover essential operating costs and short-term uncertainties, noting that the charity maintains a policy of holding six months of reserves. The filing indicates that cash funds were stable at £113,445, with no material uncertainties affecting the going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £100k; policy: 6 months of reserves)
“At the end of the reporting period, unrestricted reserves stood at £100,180, which trustees considered appropriate to cover essential operating costs and short-term uncertainties.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sharewear Clothing Scheme (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Lincolnshire · Nottingham City · Nottinghamshire · Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£155k£125k
31/10/2024£171k£162k
31/10/2023£115k£123k
31/10/2022£173k£139k
31/10/2021£91k£81k

Common questions

Is SHAREWEAR CLOTHING SCHEME financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a surplus of £29,639 and unrestricted reserves of £100,180. The trustees consider these reserves appropriate to cover essential operating costs and short-term uncertainties, noting that the charity maintains a policy of holding six months of reserves. The filing indicates that cash funds were stable at £113,445, with no material uncertainties affecting the going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SHAREWEAR CLOTHING SCHEME?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SHAREWEAR CLOTHING SCHEME as a grant recipient include THE RANDAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST, THE MCCARTHY & STONE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE THOMAS FARR CHARITY, THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE RANDAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£51kGrant to institutions
THE RANDAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£51k
THE RANDAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£29k
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10kRelief of Poverty
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10kRelief of Poverty
THE MCCARTHY & STONE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£7kDementia Action Week
THE THOMAS FARR CHARITYFY2024£5k
THE THOMAS FARR CHARITYFY2023£4k
THE THOMAS FARR CHARITYFY2025£3kDonations made during the year
THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)FY2021£3kWelfare
THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022—

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/04/2026£20kSharewear Clothing Scheme Van Replacement.
Postcode Lottery28/04/2025£25kUnrestricted Funding

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SHAREWEAR CLOTHING SCHEME£155k—0below—no doubt
CLOTHE ME - THANK YOU FY2025£119k—0below—no doubt
UNIFORM EXCHANGE FY2024£287k—0unclear—no doubt
GIVING WORLD FY2025£212k—0unclear—no doubt
THE COWSHED FY2025£656k—0unclear4.7%no doubt
COMMUNITY FURNITURE STORE (YORK) LTD FY2025£687k—0below—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.