Rubery Swop Shop
ANNUAL REPORT 2024
Providing free preloved school uniform to Birmingham and beyond!
Charity number 1199754
Our Vision
‘ All children and young people can access their right to education regardless of the uniform required ’
Our mission
‘ Provide all children and young people the opportunity to access school uniform and reduce clothing waste by working in partnership with the entire community ’
OBJECTIVE
OUTCOME
Identify and establish offsite storage
An off-site storage site was identified, established and is currently working well.
Install a fitting room to enhance service experience
The Rubery shop was completely redeveloped to enhance user experience, this included the addition of a fitting room for customers.
Introduce customer feedback to identify areas of development to enhance the service
Anonymous customer feedback was introduced in November 2024, to identify areas for service development.
Support more children
We have supported more referred children in 2024, receiving 124 referrals for 321 children - an increase of 27%.
Increase partnership working
In June 2024, The Hub on The Green began working in partnership with us - providing local access to uniform in Bournville. In December 2024, Birmingham City Council provides support to raise awareness and encourage more schools to engage with the service.
“ This year we have made important progress in developing our infrastructure and systems, to ensure that we can offer the highest quality experience and service to customers from Birmingham and beyond. We have continued to support children to access their legal right to education by redistributing items of uniform, whilst reducing the impact of uniform waste on the environment. Our volunteers make all of this possible and are simply amazing.
In 2025, we will work with Birmingham City Council to reduce the requirement for expensive bespoke uniform items as part of schools’ uniform policy, and identify funding to expand our shop opening hours just as our customers have requested through their feedback. ”
Kristina Murphy, Founder
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HOW DID WE DO?
2,922 orders received
2,223 2,821 321 shoes/footwear logo/bespoke items children referred for provided provided support
5,226 children provided items
1,325 23,890 88% coats provided items provided orders fully met
OUR CUSTOMERS’ FEEDBACK
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Funding summary
Donations Grants £2,269.70 £11,725
2024 Accounts
Acknowledgements
With special thanks to our Landlord, Mondelez, Term Footwear, School Shop, Birmingham City Council, Rubery Councillors (Cllr. Grey & Cllr. McDonald), Clive Rushton, Sew Marvellous, Tesco Community Fund (Groundworks), ASDA Barnes Hill, and everyone else in the community who supported us.
Special thanks for the fantastic shop redevelopment to Nic Orme (project manager), Kevin Vickers (CW Projects), Element PFP and all our volunteers.
Trustees
Mark Harvey Lorraine Murphy Laura Szendy Nicola Handscomb Angharad Macgregor
There have been no changes to the trustees in the previous 12-months.
Our volunteers make it all happen, their motivation, passion and commitment for the Swop Shop’s purpose, cultivates an inspirational culture that supports both children and the environment. We are truly indebted to them for the impact they’ve made, and continue to make!
‘We would like to thank all those who continue to support us - this is a service for the community, in the community, made possible by all of the community’
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