THE SUIT WORKS

Registered charity 1170734 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Suit Works is a free service based in the Sheffield City Region to help unemployed people to succeed at interview by building confidence through personal styling. Clients referred to the charity are given formal clothing (which they keep)and a styling session to help them look fantastic, feel confident and perform well. This unique service in the region removes a basic barrier to employment.

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Latest income
£59k
Latest spending
£78k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net outflow of £18,986 for the year, reducing unrestricted cash reserves to £23,726. This figure remains above the trustees' stated policy target of three months' core operational costs, estimated at approximately £19,500. The accounts note that a anticipated grant of £20,000 did not materialize, but state that the shortfall has significantly reduced in the new financial year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnsley · Doncaster · Rotherham · Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£59k£78k
31/03/2024£79k£67k
31/03/2023£56k£47k
31/03/2022£45k£53k
31/03/2021£57k£50k

Common questions

Is THE SUIT WORKS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net outflow of £18,986 for the year, reducing unrestricted cash reserves to £23,726. This figure remains above the trustees' stated policy target of three months' core operational costs, estimated at approximately £19,500. The accounts note that a anticipated grant of £20,000 did not materialize, but state that the shortfall has significantly reduced in the new financial year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE SUIT WORKS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SUIT WORKS as a grant recipient include SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUSTFY2022£3k
SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUSTFY2023—Annually recurring grant

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund19/09/2019£10kThe Suit Works - For Everyone