DRESS IT FORWARD — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 5 June 2020
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 6 April 2024 – 5 April 2025
Latest income: £6,319
Latest expenditure: £9,309
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 82A, James Carter Road, Mildenhall, suffolk, IP28 7DE

Website recorded by the regulator: www.dressitforward.net (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity sources and collects donations of second-hand, formal clothing (especially prom dresses and suits) from within the UK. Using partner organisations it then distributes this clothing to disadvantaged and impoverished individuals living in South Africa, allowing these individuals to attend their high school graduation ceremonies and so inspiring the next generation of pupils.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 20 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 20 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £6,319
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,309

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 28 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 28 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £9,028
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,405

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 24 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 26 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £8,229
Total Gross Expenditure: £84

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £70

Fin Period Start Date: 5 June 2020
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 18 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 18 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £199
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 20 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £6,319
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,309
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 28 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £9,028
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,405
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 24 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £8,229
Total Gross Expenditure: £84
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £70
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 5 June 2020
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 18 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £199
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: South Africa
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: DRESS IT FORWARD
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2020-06-05T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 05 Jun 2020
Charitable Objects: THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG DISADVANTAGED AND IMPOVERISHED INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN SOUTH AFRICA BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH FORMAL CLOTHING (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO OUTFITS FOR GRADUATION CELEBRATIONS OR JOB INTERVIEWS) WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD.THE PREVENTION OR ALLEVIATION OF POVERTY EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, OF PEOPLE LIVING IN SOUTH AFRICA, BY PROVIDING: GRANTS AND SERVICES TO CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures