FREE UNIFORMS FOR SCHOOL (FUSS)
Volunteers operate "hubs" in Wirral. They receive school uniforms no longer needed by families; those in good condition are distributed on request to families needing them. Requests can be made online and/or in person. Clothes in poor condition are sent for recycling. No payments are made. A co-ordinator moves stock from where it is in surplus to where it is needed.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity is currently reliant on short-term grant funding from the Steve Morgan Foundation and the National Lottery Community Fund, which covers running costs until July 2026. The Trustees acknowledge that substantial additional funding is required to replace the lost support from the Wirral Methodist Circuit and to cover salary costs after the current grants end. While the charity remains solvent and active, its long-term financial sustainability is dependent on securing new funding streams.
What the accounts disclose
“Small funding streams have been developed from public donations online and in the hubs, and from the sale of waste clothing for textile reclamation, but substantial additional funding will be required to replace the Circuit’s contribution and to cover salary, etc. after the Lottery and SMF funding ends.”
“In 2024/25 our grant from the Liverpool Methodist District ended, just as the district was absorbed into the new North West England District.” — page 6
Funders the charity credits
- National Lottery Community fund
- Steve Morgan Foundation
Trustees
- Rachel Catherine Colburnchair
- Andrew Peter Kemp
- Ann Margaret Allen
- Charlotte Laing
- Christine Conway
- Dr JOHN MARGARSON HUTHNANCE PHD
- Jack Watson
- Mary Anne O'Halloran
- Sheila Fowler
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £36k | £44k |
| 31/08/2024 | £30k | £26k |
| 31/08/2023 | £57k | £32k |
Common questions
Is FREE UNIFORMS FOR SCHOOL (FUSS) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is currently reliant on short-term grant funding from the Steve Morgan Foundation and the National Lottery Community Fund, which covers running costs until July 2026. The Trustees acknowledge that substantial additional funding is required to replace the lost support from the Wirral Methodist Circuit and to cover salary costs after the current grants end. While the charity remains solvent and active, its long-term financial sustainability is dependent on securing new funding streams. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 09/01/2025 | £20k | Wirral Fuss |