# DRESS IT FORWARD

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1189810
- **Status:** Registered
- **Reporting:** Up to date. Last filed Jan. 20, 2026.
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** June 5, 2020
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1189810


## Contact

- **Address:** 82A, James Carter Road, Mildenhall, suffolk
- **Postcode:** IP28 7DE
- **Phone:** 01225 667671
- **Email:** hello@dressitforward.net
- **Website:** www.dressitforward.net



## Activities

**Objects:** THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG DISADVANTAGED AND IMPOVERISHED INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN SOUTH AFRICA BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH FORMAL CLOTHING (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO OUTFITS FOR GRADUATION CELEBRATIONS OR JOB INTERVIEWS) WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD.THE PREVENTION OR ALLEVIATION OF POVERTY EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, OF PEOPLE LIVING IN SOUTH AFRICA, BY PROVIDING: GRANTS AND SERVICES TO CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

**Activities:** The charity sources and collects donations of second-hand, formal clothing (especially prom dresses and suits) from within the UK. Using partner organisations it then distributes this clothing to disadvantaged and impoverished individuals living in South Africa, allowing these individuals to attend their high school graduation ceremonies and so inspiring the next generation of pupils.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Geography

- South Africa
- Throughout England





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Georgina Clair Short** | Chair | June 5, 2020 |
| Alexandra Rose Ensom |  | June 5, 2020 |
| Sharon Jelf |  | June 20, 2023 |
| Tine Stapelfeldt |  | June 5, 2020 |




