Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

UNIFORM RECYCLING SCHEME

Provide a FREE uniform recycling service to those experiencing financial hardship.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
30/09/23£17£3£14n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 2 years

schooluniformrecycling@gmail.com

07712449411

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City, Sandwell,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) - Open Philanthropy Fund A
£15,000 14/02/2023
Unrestricted funding to tackle financial hardship

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • JAGMOHAN DHALIWAL Appointed: 2022
  • JULIE GOODALL Appointed: 2022
  • MANJEET KAUR (Chair) Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/10/2022, number: 1200758
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
1 returns made; all on time
Main office

INITIAL I T SERVICES LTD
KINGS HOUSE
ST. JOHNS SQUARE
Wolverhampton
WV2 4DT

Objectives

TO PROVIDE FREE SCHOOL UNIFORM (AND OTHER RELATED ITEMS) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, TO THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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