THE CLOTHING BANK

Registered charity 1198400 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE CLOTHING BANK is based in west Yorkshire. We collect preloved and new clothing through our volunteer drop off points .These are then made into our 7 days off clothing packs adding coats shoes new underwear and pyjamas. These are for people that are struggling to clothe themselves after everyday expenses, a lot are working.These are then collected from our base or posted out to clients .

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£169k
Latest spending
£123k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £124,178 against a policy target of four months' running costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the accounts for the year ended 5 April 2025.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — THE CLOTHING BANK (matched by registered charity number).

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
06/04/2025£169k£123k
06/04/2024£144k£114k
06/04/2023£118k£71k

Common questions

Is THE CLOTHING BANK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £124,178 against a policy target of four months' running costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the accounts for the year ended 5 April 2025. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE CLOTHING BANK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CLOTHING BANK as a grant recipient include TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE TORBAY HOSPITAL LEAGUE OF FRIENDS, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£10kNo Poverty
THE TORBAY HOSPITAL LEAGUE OF FRIENDSFY2024£6kClothing bank
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£2k
YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund06/01/2025£20kTHE CLOTHING BANK
The National Lottery Community Fund08/07/2022£10kTHE CLOTHING BANK