THREAD AHEAD
Registered charity 1195144 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Thread Ahead provides brand new items (primarily clothing and toiletries) to people with precarious immigration status. Precarious immigration status is taken to include refugees, asylum-seekers and non-EU migrants lacking indefinite leave to remain in the UK. In doing so, we also increase sustainability in the fashion and toiletries industries, redirecting items which would otherwise go to waste.
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Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held £51,248 in free reserves, which is within its stated policy target of 3 to 6 months of operating expenses. The charity reported a net income of £24,733 for the year, marking a return to financial stability after a deficit in the previous year, supported by increased grant funding.
Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three to six months of operating expenses (held: £51k)
“Thread Ahead’s reserves policy is to maintain a cash balance of between 3 and 6 months of operating expenses. Based on our budget for 2026/27, this amounts to between £32,879 and £65,759.” — page 16
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Thread Ahead (matched by registered charity number).
- Daniel Adeyemichair
- Angela Mary Webb
- Anna De Pulford
- David Alexander Showell
- Donna Sue Ellen Dickey
- Rhodiane Sylphanie Kengne
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout London
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THREAD AHEAD financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held £51,248 in free reserves, which is within its stated policy target of 3 to 6 months of operating expenses. The charity reported a net income of £24,733 for the year, marking a return to financial stability after a deficit in the previous year, supported by increased grant funding. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds THREAD AHEAD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THREAD AHEAD as a grant recipient include THE DULVERTON TRUST, THE FUNDING NETWORK.
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