A Better Fit - School Uniform Donation
What it does
School uniform donation: Collection of school uniform items that benefit children from 2 - 18 years. Re distribution of collected items to users in need. Items are offered free of charge to help alleviate the struggling cost of living.
Its charitable purposes
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG LOCAL FAMILIES WITHIN CARDIFF AND THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN BY WAY OF PROVIDING, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SCHOOL RELATED UNIFORMS, SHOES, COATS, BAGS AND ITEMS RELATING TO EXTRA CURRICULUM ACTIVITIES THAT PARENTS WOULD NORMALLY PROVIDE THEIR CHILDREN WHO ARE IN RECEPTION TO YEAR 11 WITH.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Disability
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- Other defined groups
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Cardiff
- Vale of Glamorgan
Income and spending
In the year ending 1 January 2026, it had income of £425 and spent £0.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2026 | £425 | £0 | Not reported | 22 |
| 1 January 2025 | £425 | £377 | Not reported | 25 |
| 1 January 2024 | £515 | £0 | Not reported | 25 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 17%, from £515 in the year to 1 January 2024 to £425 in the year to 1 January 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 0% of its income in the year to 1 January 2026. It spent less than its income in each of the 3 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 1 January 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 1 January 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
24 September 2026, Cardiff
Named in an agenda item or minute of Council
Oral Questions
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Kathryn Louise WakehamChair
- Kelly Marie Thomas
- Michael Edward Wakeham
Filing record
Of the last 3 annual returns that were due, 1 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2026 | 1 November 2026 | Received 22 October 2026, 10 days early | Received 22 October 2026 |
| 1 January 2025 | 1 November 2025 | Received 5 November 2025, 4 days late | Received 5 November 2025 |
| 1 January 2024 | 1 November 2024 | Received 13 November 2024, 12 days late | Received 13 November 2024 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1200842
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 27 October 2022
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 27 Oct 2022
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.
- In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.