Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 10

No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Only 4 Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 11

CLOTHING COVENTRY

Providing seasonal appropriate clothes to people in poverty.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
Why are there only 4 trustees?

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 ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/12/23		£171	£93	£78	n/a
31/12/22		£37	£16	£21	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years

https://clothingcoventry.org/

admin@clothingcoventry.org

07704044230

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Shelter for homeless, vulnerable & excluded people

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Coventry City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£294,907
Postcode Local Trust	£24,169
The Grocers' Charity	£5,000
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund	£1,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - CLOTHING COVENTRY
£294,907	24/08/2023	This funding will be used to give people access to clothing and provide clothing rails and parcels to those in need in Coventry. The project aims to support anyone in need including those experiencing homelessness refugees and migrants and those ....more This funding will be used to give people access to clothing and provide clothing rails and parcels to those in need in Coventry. The project aims to support anyone in need including those experiencing homelessness refugees and migrants and those fleeing domestic violence.
Postcode Local Trust - Project Funding
£24,169	30/06/2023	This funding will help us run a uniform bank for people in Coventry to access when they need good quality second hand uniform items.
The Grocers' Charity - 2023 Grant - Clothing Coventry
£5,000	28/04/2023	to support making the Volunteer Coordinator role full-time. Currently, they are open 3 days a week, but in the last year, they have gone from 30 referrals a month for clothes parcels to 300 a month.
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Clothing Coventry CIO
£1,500	08/02/2023	Small Grant Unrestricted Core Costs

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DAVID ANTONY WILSON (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Charity Worker

DAVID BUDD Appointed: 2021

ISABELLE EDGAR-MCCABE Appointed: 2024

NATASHA LEESE Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/12/2021, number: 1197270

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints 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
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

2 returns made; all on time

Main office

Clothing Coventry
19 NAPIER STREET
COVENTRY
CV1 5PR

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN COVENTRY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF DONATED CLOTHING TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

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