Christmas Appeal Funds Local Charities

Our 2025 Christmas Appeal has now closed for donations and we are pleased to announce that the monies raised will help four local charitable organisations to support around 120 people in need.

The appeal, which was supported by the Charity Retail Association, aimed to raise funds to allow people who could not afford to buy clothing to be able to do so, to help keep themselves and their families warm this winter.

The money raised, which was close to £2,500, has been turned into Charity Shop Gift Cards that will be provided to the following local charities:

• £400 to Community People - a charity supporting communities in West Sussex

• £400 to Bridging The Gap (Manchester) - a charity that operates Manchester South Central Foodbank

• £1,200 to Brent Foodbank - a charity that operates foodbanks in the Neasden and Kingsbury areas of London.

• £400 to Barnabus - a homeless charity in Manchester.

These organisations will then distribute the gift cards to the people they know that will benefit from them the most.

Clothing Collective CEO Antony Wroe said of the appeal: "Thanks to all our generous supporters with our Christmas campaign this year, we have been able to distribute those funds to our partner organisations who in turn are supporting people in the community with gaining access to warm quality clothes from the local charity shops"

Clothing poverty is something that needs tackling all year round, so if you missed our appeal then there are multiple ways you can support us in 2026.