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Social welfare Charities That specialise in Clothes

Discover 170 Social welfare charities that specialise in clothes. Use the search below to filter within these results.

170
Charities
£4,555,519,411
Total Income
£644,072
Avg Income
85.2%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

Textile Reuse And International Development

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Environment, Social welfare

TRAID is an environmental and poverty relief charity. TRAID reduces landfill through; the provision of textile recycling facilities, its charity shops and upcycled clothing. Funds raised go to environmental and textile related international development projects and TRAID's education programmes developed to gain greater recycling participation and empathy with the issues surrounding global poverty.

Latest Income: £9,629,244
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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New Horizon Youth Centre

Arts, Beneficiary group, Crime and Justice, Economic and community development, Education, Facilities, Health, Housing, Leisure, Professions, Social care, Social welfare

Day centre for young people age 16-25: benefits, housing advice, resettlement, careers advice, education&training, employment, IT,ESOL, literacy, numeracy, cookery, art classes, drama classes, gym & fitness sessions, women's group, men' group, counselling, nurse, mental health support, street outreach, prison work, laundry/showers/clothes, free lunch

Latest Income: £4,510,750
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The Vegan Society

Arts, Social welfare

THE VEGAN SOCIETY PROMOTES A WAY OF LIFE THAT SEEKS TO AVOID, AS FAR AS IS POSSIBLE AND PRACTICABLE, ALL FORMS OF EXPLOITATION OF, AND CRUELTY TO, ANIMALS FOR FOOD, CLOTHING OR ANY OTHER PURPOSE.IT IS AN EDUCATION CHARITY PROVIDING INFORMATION AND SUPPORT THROUGH PUBLICATIONS, TALKS, INTERVIEWS, WEBSITES AND SOCIAL MEDIA. THE SOCIETY ADVOCATES FOR ALL, INCLUDING THOSE IN VULNERABLE SITUATIONS.

Latest Income: £4,431,035
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Manna Society

Housing, Social care, Social welfare

The Manna Day Centre is open 7 days a week, 51 weeks of the year offering the following services: free food, showers, clothing, housing & welfare advice and medical care.

Latest Income: £996,734
Areas of Operation: Southwark
Status: Registered
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Sailors' Children's Society

Beneficiary group, Social care, Social welfare

Sailors' Children's Society provides help to seafarers' children after a traumatic event such as bereavement/loss, diagnosis of terminal illness or breakdown of a marital relationship. Help includes clothing and children's welfare grants, respite breaks, emotional support and links to other specialist organisations for additional help. We aim to let children be children during difficult times.

Latest Income: £896,337
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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New Covenant Church

Beneficiary group, Education, Health, Religion, Social welfare

Provides places for Christian Worship to the public in U.K and abroad. Make available range of community programmes to address various needs, provide facility for clean water in villages in Nigeria also free health checks and assist with improving health, drop-in centres, care, counselling, referrals,provision of food,clothing,advise,education and training, visitation for the sick and elderly.

Latest Income: £441,927
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Falconer Trust

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social care, Social welfare

Supporting The Falconer Children's Home and Orphanage in Zambia by :-1.sending out parcels of clothing, dried foods, and toiletries.2.forwarding gifts of money for the local needs of the home and helping with projects to aid the Home's immediate and long term development.

Latest Income: £297,403
Areas of Operation: Zambia
Status: Registered
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The Norfolk Accident Rescue Service

Professions, Saving of lives, Social welfare

Providing immediate care to accident victims. All active members are qualified general practitioners or paramedics. Respond only to 999 calls for which they receive no form of renumeration whatsoever. Our charity provides for their clothing, equipment and training up to the required NHS standard.

Latest Income: £284,482
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The William Price Charitable Trust

Arts, Education, Social welfare

To help with the education of those under 25, who reside in the benefit area and are in financial need, by assistance with fees, travel, outfits, clothing, books etc. Also providing schools in the area with educational benefits. Other organisations are not eligible. For persons to be eligible they must live within the Fareham, Hampshire, town parishes (not the larger Borough of Fareham).

Latest Income: £231,010
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Sisters Of St Saviour's Priory

Arts, Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social welfare

A group of 11 sisters - some working as staff members in local parishes; One does complementary therapy & another dance workshops. Our priory premises are used to the full by local groups & individuals for meetings and quiet days. The Dunloe centre offers food, clothes & fellowship each week for the homeless & marginalised. The Sunday stall offers recycled goods at affordable prices as well as sup

Latest Income: £227,947
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Yardley Educational Foundation

Arts, Charitable activities, Education, Leisure, Social welfare

The giving of grants to students at secondary educational establishments for clothing, sport kit and books. Other grants for the furthering of vocational training and assisting apprentices. Grants to educational establishments for students 11 years and over

Latest Income: £199,952
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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Antioch Christian Centre

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Religion, Social welfare

Antioch provides a community facility which is a base for - food/clothes bank, community businesses, business start-up units, children's play facilities, youth clubs, recording/rehearsal studios, conference/meeting rooms for hire by the local community, Sunday meetings, support groups, arts events, national conferences, training facilities for volunteers and young people.

Latest Income: £182,438
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Churches In Reading Drop-In Centre

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

CIRDIC runs two day Centres. One caters for the spritual emotional and practical needs of adults who are homeless or in poor accommodation by providing food, clothing and warmth as well as medical and practical advice and art therapy. The second Centre caters for women with special physical and emotional needs by providing warmth, food, companionship and advice.

Latest Income: £132,588
Areas of Operation: Reading
Status: Registered
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Queen Mother's Clothing Guild

Housing, Social welfare

QMCG buys and sources new clothing, sleeping bags and linen and distributes these items once a year to British charities, operating only in the United Kingdom, to help vulnerable and homeless people.

Latest Income: £97,642
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The Lord Mayor Of Bristol's Christmas Appeal For Children

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Raising sufficient funds to issue food, clothes and toys vouchers just prior to Christmas to circa 1600 known underpriviliged children living within the Bristol city boundary.

Latest Income: £87,944
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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Liverpool City Mission (incorporated)

Housing, Social welfare

Support of the homeless and needy in Liverpool and it's environs, through the giving out of clothing and free breakfast and lunch on most days at our rescue centres. Annual evangelistic childrens camp.

Latest Income: £81,259
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Hyde Foundation

Education, Leisure, Social welfare

The promotion in the beneficial area of education, art and musicImproving conditions of life for recreation or other leisure occupationAward of scholarships, bursaries and maintenance allowances for educational puposes.The granting of financial assistance, outfits,clothing, etc.

Latest Income: £78,150
Areas of Operation: Barnet
Status: Registered
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Jignyasu Rambapa Trust

Religion, Social welfare

The trust's activities in England are directed mainly at advancement of religion. Activities centre on the following: 1, religious prayers & chanting each week. 2, Aid to institutions & projects which meet aims & objects of trust e.g. aid to temples facilitating worship. Overseas, the charities activities provide support for the needy in education, food, provision of clothing & blankets.

Latest Income: £56,427
Areas of Operation: India
Status: Registered
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Rochdale Ancient Parish Educational Trusts

Arts, Education, Social welfare

1)Awards scholarships, grants or maintenance allowances tenable at any education provider approved by the Trustees.2)Provides financial assistance,outfits,clothing,tools,instruments or books enabling persons to enter into a profession trade or calling.3)Awards scholarships / maintenance allowances to enable travel to pursue education.

Latest Income: £52,845
Areas of Operation: Rochdale
Status: Registered
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London And Slough Charitable Trust

Housing, Social welfare

PROVISION OF FOOD, DRINKS, CLOTHING, BEDDING AND COMPANIONSHIP TO ROUGH SLEEPERS AND OTHER DISADVANTAGED PERSONS ON THE STREETS OF LONDON AND SLOUGH AND MAINTAIN A NIGHT SHELTER EACH WINTER/SPRING FOR HOMELESS IN SLOUGH.

Latest Income: £45,046
Areas of Operation: City Of Westminster
Status: Registered
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Ashton Schools Foundation

Education, Social welfare

Grants for students living within the Dunstable area for educational costs, including equpiment and clothing.Annual grant to Manshead, Ashton Middle, and Ashton Lower Schools in Dunstable.

Latest Income: £35,634
Areas of Operation: Central Bedfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Bristol Soup Run Trust

Social welfare

Operates a 'soup run' in the city of Bristol every night of year. Distribution of food, beverages, clothes, toiletries, blankets, information on accommodation and day centres to under privileged, needy, and vulnerable people.

Latest Income: £33,882
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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Walsall Wood (former Allotment) Charity

Charitable activities, Education, Social welfare

To make grants to disadvantaged individuals residents in the borough of Walsall in particular for household and electrical items, school uniform and clothing; the charity cannot use any part of its income to make cash payments directly to individuals in relief of taxes, public funds or items such as rent arrears and utility bills.

Latest Income: £31,329
Areas of Operation: Walsall
Status: Registered
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Pembrokeshire Blind Society

Charitable activities, Health, Social welfare

To promote the material mental and spiritual welfare of persons within the County of Pembrokeshire who are suffering from blindness, total or registered. It makes grants of clothing, equipment, and gifts of any kind whatsoever or otherwise to or for the benefit of such persons by arranging for them to be visited wherever they may be, and by arranging transport, trips or holidays for them.

Latest Income: £31,138
Areas of Operation: Pembrokeshire
Status: Registered
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Bradford Cinderella Club

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

1 Provision of Clothing and Footwear for the not so fortunate2 To endeavour in every possible way to improve the hard lot of all the poor and under privileged children who are in need of help which such a Society as ours can give.

Latest Income: £30,646
Areas of Operation: Bradford City
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many clothes social welfare charities are there in the UK?

There are 170 registered clothes social welfare charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the clothes social welfare charities by income?

Oxfam is the largest by latest reported annual income (£339.4m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.

What is the combined annual income of clothes social welfare charities?

Clothes social welfare charities reported a combined annual income of £4.6bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for clothes social welfare charities?

Across all clothes social welfare charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 85.2%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of clothes social welfare charities?

Clothes social welfare charities have an average annual income of £644k. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.