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CLOTHING COVENTRY

Registered charity 1197270 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing seasonal appropriate clothes to people in poverty.

Causes: Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£221k
Latest spending
£229k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total funds of £91,526 at the end of the period, comprising £70,331 in restricted funds and £21,195 in unrestricted funds. The trustees confirmed that the accounts are prepared on an ongoing basis, indicating no immediate financial distress or dependency risks were disclosed.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: cover the costs of contractually obligations in the event of the charity ceasing operations (held: £21k)
“Reserves are held to cover the costs of contractually obligations in the event of the charity ceasing operations.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: One of the Trustees is related to one of the employees. They were not part of the discussions involving setting wages.
“One of the Trustees is related to one of the employees. They were not part of the discussions involving setting wages.” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Clothing Coventry (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: Coventry City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£221k£229k
31/12/2023£171k£93k
31/12/2022£37k£16k

Common questions

Is CLOTHING COVENTRY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total funds of £91,526 at the end of the period, comprising £70,331 in restricted funds and £21,195 in unrestricted funds. The trustees confirmed that the accounts are prepared on an ongoing basis, indicating no immediate financial distress or dependency risks were disclosed. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CLOTHING COVENTRY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CLOTHING COVENTRY as a grant recipient include THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY, THE GROCERS' CHARITY, THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION, THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITYFY2023£15kTo support Coventry with a free school uniform clothing bank
THE GROCERS' CHARITYFY2023£5kYouth
THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITYFY2024£3kTo support Coventry with a free school uniform clothing bank
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2023£1kEducation and Training

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund09/04/2026£20kUniform Project
The National Lottery Community Fund08/03/2024£20kOffice Manager Project
The National Lottery Community Fund24/08/2023£295kCLOTHING COVENTRY
Postcode Lottery30/06/2023£24kProject Funding