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Registered charity · No. 1195144CIO

Thread Ahead

Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data

Thread Ahead is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty.

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What are the key facts about Thread Ahead?

Reported income · year ending 2026-03-31
£143,172
Reported spending · year ending 2026-03-31
£118,439
Registered charity number
1195144
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
CIO
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Unit 40
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Thread Ahead (number 1195144) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Thread Ahead do?

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.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Thread Ahead

Answers Thread Ahead gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2026, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Thread Ahead's highest-paid staff paid?

Thread Ahead's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Thread Ahead as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Thread Ahead's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Throughout London

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Other Defined Groups.

Reported activities: Provides Services.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Thread Ahead registered for?

General Charitable PurposesThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Why is there no Clarity Score for Thread Ahead yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Thread Ahead. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Thread Ahead a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Thread Ahead as a registered charity (number 1195144) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Thread Ahead's charity number?
Thread Ahead's charity number is 1195144. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1195144?
Search 1195144 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Thread Ahead do?
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.
Does Thread Ahead have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Thread Ahead. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Thread Ahead?
Thread Ahead's website listed in our register data is http://threadahead.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Thread Ahead's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Thread Ahead's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Thread Ahead?
The register records Thread Ahead as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Thread Ahead's trustees paid?
Thread Ahead's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Thread Ahead registered as a charity?
Thread Ahead was entered on the register on 13 July 2021.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.