Thread Ahead
Analysis
Thread Ahead is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2026, Thread Ahead reported income of £143k and spending of £118k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £4,350 to £143k (+3191%), an average of +140% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 707%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Thread Ahead sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Ministries for the Living Word (£143k), The Redeemed Christian Church of God Kingdom Life Tabernacle York (£143k) and Toiras Moishe Talmudical Academy (Collel and Yeshivo) Chassam Sofer Trust (£143k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Thread Ahead provides brand new items (primarily clothing and toiletries) to people with precarious immigration status. Precarious immigration status is taken to include refugees, asylum-seekers and non-EU migrants lacking indefinite leave to remain in the UK. In doing so, we also increase sustainability in the fashion and toiletries industries, redirecting items which would otherwise go to waste.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| International Ministries for the Living Word | Waltham Cross | £143k |
| The Redeemed Christian Church of God Kingdom Life Tabernacle York | North Yorkshire | £143k |
| Toiras Moishe Talmudical Academy (Collel and Yeshivo) Chassam Sofer Trust | London | £143k |
| Catholic Children's Society (Plymouth) | Newton Abbot | £143k |