Gladrags Community Costume Trust
Analysis
Gladrags Community Costume Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in February 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Gladrags Community Costume Trust reported income of £85k and spending of £110k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £95k to £85k (-10%), an average of -2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Gladrags Community Costume Trust sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Emery Walker Trust (£85k), The Opera Awards Foundation (£85k) and Busy Buttons Core (£85k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Provides affordable costume hire, educational resource boxes and practical assistance to: schools/ colleges, community/ youth groups, charities/ not for profit organisations, amateur/ fringe arts. Delivers a Community Outreach Programme of educational sewing-based workshops; interactive storytelling / reminiscence/ dressing-up activities. Promotes costume re-use, by re-styling or rehoming.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Emery Walker Trust | London | £85k |
| The Opera Awards Foundation | London | £85k |
| Busy Buttons Core | Windsor | £85k |
| Barton Under Needwood Village Hall | Staffordshire | £85k |