# THE COWSHED

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1181550
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Jan. 14, 2019
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1181550


## Contact

- **Address:** Rubra Two, Mulberry Business Park, Fishponds Lane, Wokingham, Berkshire
- **Postcode:** RG41 2GY
- **Phone:** 01189345120
- **Email:** info@thecowshed.org
- **Website:** www.thecowshed.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OF PERSONS IN NEED IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH GOOD QUALITY FREE CLOTHING.

**Activities:** The aim of the charity is to provide good quality cleaned and ironed clothes and other essential items such as bedding free of charge to anyone who is in need. The clothes are donated from the general public and retailers and then sorted, washed and ironed at our warehouse ready to be delivered /collected by social services, other health professionals or our clients.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bracknell Forest
- Reading
- Slough
- West Berkshire
- Windsor And Maidenhead
- Wokingham



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £656380 | £679485 | £69025 | 11 |
| March 31, 2024 | £692420 | £648982 | £92123 | 9 |
| March 31, 2023 | £525426 | £521021 | £59145 | 12 |
| March 31, 2022 | £368951 | £358668 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £283831 | £270155 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **KESTER RUSSELL** (Chair) — appointed June 17, 2019
- Amie Pinder — appointed July 10, 2025
- Anna Coules — appointed Oct. 15, 2025
- Avril Couper — appointed May 20, 2024
- Lesley Feinberg — appointed Oct. 15, 2025
- Peter Harmston — appointed Oct. 15, 2025
- Sarah Bailey — appointed Oct. 15, 2025
- Sharon Ketley — appointed Feb. 2, 2021
- Steve Formoy — appointed July 10, 2025