Textile Reuse and International Development

Analysis

Textile Reuse and International Development is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Middlesex. It was registered in August 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02143753). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Textile Reuse and International Development reported income of £9.6m and spending of £9.8m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £6.5m to £9.6m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Textile Reuse and International Development sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mercy Mission UK (£9.3m), The Children's Family Trust (£9.7m) and Turning Tides Homelessness (£9.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 2.0%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £540k. Reserves of £5.7m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 161 people.