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gladrags community costume trust

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups, and the general public. Gladrags Community Costume Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by carrying out other charitable activities. The charity is based in Brighton and operates in East Sussex, Surrey, and West Sussex.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Provides affordable costume hire, educational resource boxes and practical assistance to: schools/ colleges, community/ youth groups, charities/ not for profit organisations, amateur/ fringe arts. Delivers a Community Outreach Programme of educational sewing-based workshops; interactive storytelling / reminiscence/ dressing-up activities. Promotes costume re-use, by re-styling or rehoming.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£101,301
Latest Expenditure
£104,818

Financial Efficiency

Overall Efficiency 103.5%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Expenditure Ratio 103.5%
Expenditure as % of income

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£101,301£104,8180 / 69
2023£90,566£87,5310 / 66
2022£64,018£75,0610 / 59
2021£94,801£55,8900 / 29
2020£74,310£64,5840 / 79

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers