Queen Mother's Clothing Guild
Analysis
Queen Mother's Clothing Guild is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Queen Mother's Clothing Guild reported income of £98k and spending of £88k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £63k to £98k (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 134%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Queen Mother's Clothing Guild sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include P and C Hickinbotham Charitable Trust (£97k), The Isabel Baker Foundation (£98k) and The Veronica Awdry Charitable Trust (£97k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
QMCG buys and sources new clothing, sleeping bags and linen and distributes these items once a year to British charities, operating only in the United Kingdom, to help vulnerable and homeless people.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| P and C Hickinbotham Charitable Trust | Oakham | £97k |
| The Isabel Baker Foundation | Bournemouth | £98k |
| The Veronica Awdry Charitable Trust | Devizes | £97k |
| Rosemary Constance Reeve Angel Charitable Trust | Bristol | £98k |