Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 6

UNIFORM EXCHANGE

Our mission is to provide free school uniform to any child in need, whilst encouraging children and families to help others and the environment. Instead of discarding old school uniform and filling landfill sites, we ask families to donate their old uniform to Uniform Exchange. We make school uniform accessible to all children across Kirklees, especially for those facing financial hardship.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending since inception
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22		£95	£149	£-54	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/12/21		£168	£63	£106	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/12/20	*	£50	£49	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	18
31/12/19		£30	£29	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/12/18		£21	£7	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	8

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

www.uniform-exchange.org

info@uniform-exchange.org

07955724789

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Education support services

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides services

Where it operates

Kirklees,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£20,000
DCMS	£4,200
Sir George Martin Trust	£4,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Uniform Exchange
£4,000	29/06/2023	Core costs for Youth Welfare & Education
National Lottery Community Fund - Uniform Exchange
£10,000	23/06/2023	The funding will be used towards volunteer costs (including drivers who pick up donated school uniforms from collection points and those working in the office and warehouse sorting through the ....more The funding will be used towards volunteer costs (including drivers who pick up donated school uniforms from collection points and those working in the office and warehouse sorting through the donated items cleaning and preparing them for families in need). The project aims to provide free school uniforms for families struggling to afford it due to the cost-of-living crisis especially in the most deprived areas across Kirklees. It also provides uniforms to virtually all refugee and asylum-seeker children arriving in the area.
National Lottery Community Fund - Uniform Exchange Hubs
£10,000	19/01/2021 10	The funding will be used to create four hubs across the wide area of Kirklees which would allow expansion of the free uniform project to make it accessible to more families. The project aims to ....more The funding will be used to create four hubs across the wide area of Kirklees which would allow expansion of the free uniform project to make it accessible to more families. The project aims to create a greater reach and wider accessibility for parents; to ensure Kirklees children are clothed in good school uniform feeling happier to attend school to be warm feel included and more inclined to learn.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£4,200	03/08/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALASDAIR BROWN Appointed: 2022

KAREN HOBSON Appointed: 2018

MISS LEA DONALDSON Appointed: 2018

MRS KATE FRANCE Appointed: 2018

MARGARET CAMERON Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/03/2018, number: 1177750

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR20: 6 days late,

Main office

Railway Sawmills
Unit 18
Burbeary Road
HUDDERSFIELD
HD1 3UN

Objectives

THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONG FAMILIES WITH SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN IN KIRKLEES BY THE PROVISION OF FREE SCHOOL UNIFORM, COATS AND SHOES TO FAMILIES AND/OR CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

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