What Thread Together Limited does

Thread Together Limited is an Australian registered charity (ACNC; ABN 91 160 701 280), founded in 2012 by Andie Halas and headquartered in Banksmeadow, Sydney, that redistributes brand-new unsold clothing from fashion brands and retailers to people experiencing hardship. It operates a three-sided model connecting 1,000+ fashion brand donors (including H&M, Inditex/Zara, Nike, UNIQLO, Cotton On Group, Kathmandu, Accent Group, Mosaic Brands, and David Jones) with 1,500+ registered charities and social service agencies, which in turn clothe 2,500+ end beneficiaries each week across cohorts such as people experiencing homelessness, domestic violence survivors, refugees, Indigenous communities, youth at risk, and disaster-impacted populations. Distribution is multi-channel: a Shopify-powered Online Wardrobe for charity case workers, 13+ fixed Clothing Hubs across all Australian states and territories, a fleet of Mobile Wardrobes serving regional and remote communities, and permanent Wardrobe & Capsule installations inside women's shelters and crisis accommodation.

The underlying technology stack is intentionally lean: Shopify (ttwardrobe.com) for charity ordering, Klaviyo for email marketing, HubSpot for CRM, and Raisely for donation processing, with logistics handled by Team Global Express. The technology functions primarily as workflow enablement rather than a proprietary system; no APIs, AI/ML components, patents, or proprietary IP have been disclosed.

Revenue and funding come from a mix of streams: individual donations processed through Raisely, foundation grants (notably US$200,000 from Visa Foundation in June 2026 to expand women's shelter and regional services), Fashion Impact Collective annual membership subscriptions from fashion brands tiered by revenue ($500 to $3,000+GST), fees from corporate group volunteer sessions ($2,500+GST per group of up to 20), and in-kind clothing donations from fashion brands. Operations are run by a small paid team of 1-10 employees supported by a large volunteer base, with a board chaired by Gary Perlstein (former CEO of an ASX-listed fashion multinational) and including Anthony Halas, Ashleigh Morris (CEO of circular economy consultancy Coreo), and Nova Peris. The organization has no parent company, no private equity ownership, and no equity fundraising; capital is sourced through grants, donations, and program fees.

Name

Thread Together Limited

Legal name

Thread Together Limited

Website

https://threadtogether.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Thread Together is an Australian charity founded in 2012 that redistributes brand-new unsold clothing from 1,000+ fashion brand donors to 1,500+ charity partners serving vulnerable Australians through online, hub, mobile, and in-shelter distribution channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Clothing Redistribution Services

akta.pro primary industry

Donation, Resale & Textile Recycling Coordination (HSAFABAI)

Keywords

• Clothing redistribution
• Surplus clothing management
• Charity clothing distribution
• Circular fashion solutions
• Fashion waste diversion

Headquarters

HQ city

Banksmeadow

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Individual monetary donations via Raisely platform, with $5 providing a brand new wardrobe to someone in need.
2. Grants & Foundation Funding: Received US$200,000 grant from Visa Foundation to expand national service delivery model including women's shelters and regional communities. Also supported by Goodman Foundation, Helen and David Hains Foundation, and other institutional funders.
3. Fashion Impact Collective Membership: Annual membership program for fashion brands with tiered pricing based on company revenue: <$10M pays $500+GST, $10-99M pays $1,500+GST, >$100M pays $3,000+GST per annum. Provides collection/redistribution services, recognition, ESG reporting support.
4. Corporate Volunteer Program Fees: Charges $2,500 + GST program fee for corporate group volunteer experiences (groups of up to 20 people). Includes team building activities at fulfilment centre with impact presentations.
5. Fashion Brand Donations (In-Kind): Fashion brands donate unsold clothing stock. Optional voluntary contributions to support logistics and delivery are accepted but not required.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Thread Together collects unsold, brand new clothing from over 1,000 fashion brands and redistributes it free of charge to vulnerable Australians through a network of 1,500+ registered charities. It operates four distribution channels — an online wardrobe store, physical clothing hubs, mobile wardrobe vehicles, and in-shelter wardrobes — to reach people experiencing homelessness, domestic violence, refugees, and other hardship across the country.

Product overview

Thread Together operates a multi-channel service platform that connects surplus brand new clothing from fashion brands to Australians experiencing hardship. The core offering consists of four interconnected service channels: (1) Online Wardrobe - a Shopify-powered e-commerce platform enabling charity case workers to request clothing for clients; (2) Clothing Hubs - physical retail-style locations in major Australian cities and regional areas providing in-person shopping experiences; (3) Mobile Wardrobes - custom-fitted vehicle-based wardrobes that reach remote and isolated communities; and (4) Wardrobe & Capsule Service - permanent wardrobe installations in domestic violence shelters. The Fashion Impact Collective is an optional premium tier offering additional benefits for fashion brand partners seeking enhanced recognition and ESG reporting support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fashion Impact Collective: A collective initiative by Thread Together where fashion companies make annual contributions based on revenue to support the organization's clothing redistribution work. Contribution tiers: <$10M pays $500+GST, $10-99M pays $1,500+GST, >$100M pays $3,000+GST per annum.

Products and services

• Online Wardrobe A Shopify-powered e-commerce platform where case workers at registered charities can browse and order new clothing for distribution to their clients in need. Orders are shipped via Team Global Express logistics.
• Clothing Hubs Physical retail-style locations across NSW, VIC, SA, WA, ACT, QLD, and TAS providing an authentic in-store shopping experience where vulnerable people can browse, try on, and choose clothes with dignity. 13 locations across Australia including Sydney (Banksmeadow), Melbourne (Preston, Richmond), Ballarat, Wangaratta, Adelaide, Perth (Maylands), Canberra (Phillip), Brisbane (Indooroopilly), and Hobart.
• Mobile Wardrobes Custom-fitted walk-in wardrobes mounted on vehicles that deliver new clothing to marginalized and isolated communities across Australia, serving 30-50 clients during 2-3 hour visits. Active in Sydney, Geelong, Ballarat, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Gold Coast, and Hobart areas.
• Wardrobe & Capsule Service Permanent wardrobes installed inside women's shelters and crisis accommodation, merchandised and replenished with essential clothing providing immediate access for women and children escaping domestic violence.
• Fashion Impact Collective Annual contribution program for fashion brands based on company revenue: <$10M pays $500+GST, $10-99M pays $1,500+GST, >$100M pays $3,000+GST per annum. Members receive ongoing clothing collection and redistribution, Fashion Impact Collective Partner recognition, program badge, media toolkit, discounted team volunteering, and discounted ESG reporting support.
• Corporate Volunteer Program Paid team-building experience for corporate groups of up to 20 people at Thread Together's Banksmeadow fulfilment centre. Sessions include welcome, overview, sorting/picking/packing activities, impact stories, and team building experience. Reduced rates available for education and other non-profit groups.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5.5 million items saved from landfill
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered foundational, exceptional, remarkable and key.

• Team Global ExpressfoundationalStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides critical logistics solutions ensuring efficient transportation of new clothing to communities across Australia. Leverages freight and supply chain expertise to distribute clothing from warehouse to charities, outreach programs, and mobile wardrobes. Supports natural disaster responses with swift delivery.
• DISSHexceptionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustralian female-founded fashion brand focused on empowerment and sustainability. Partners through financial support for domestic violence wardrobes in shelters nationwide, regular clothing donations, staff volunteering at fulfilment centre, promotional support via website and social channels, and joint events celebrating women.
• Pillow Talk AustraliaexceptionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustralian-owned homewares brand providing essential items including bed linen, quilt covers, pillows and towels for women's shelters. Financial support for operations, fundraising via website and social media, and bespoke events for domestic violence survivors.
• David JonesexceptionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerPremium Australian retailer donating new products via structured donation cycles and managing aged inventory for disaster forecasting. Promotes circular solutions by donating store fixtures. Staff volunteering and point-of-sale donations (e.g., Father's Day gift wrapping proceeds).
• IncuremarkableStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegular staff volunteering at fulfilment centre. Unique fundraising initiatives including the 'All Together' Project where artists created artworks from excess fabrics, auctioned to raise funds for Thread Together. Provides custom product images for online store.
• H&MkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor international fashion brand donating unsold clothing to Thread Together as part of their sustainability initiatives.
• Zara/InditexkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor international fashion brand donating unsold clothing to Thread Together as part of their sustainability and waste reduction efforts.
• NikekeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational sportswear brand donating unsold inventory to Thread Together for redistribution to people in need.
• UNIQLOkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerJapanese fashion retailer donating unsold clothing to Thread Together's charity network in Australia.
• Cotton On GroupkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustralian retail group including Cotton On, Cotton On Kids, Factorie, and Typo donating unsold stock to Thread Together.
• KathmandukeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew Zealand-origin outdoor retailer donating unsold outdoor and adventure clothing to Thread Together.
• Accent GroupkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustralian footwear and apparel retailer donating unsold footwear and clothing to Thread Together.
• Mosaic BrandskeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustralian fashion retail group donating unsold clothing from their various brands to Thread Together.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Goodwill Industries International: Goodwill Industries International is a nonprofit network that redirects donated goods, including clothing, into reuse and employment-focused retail operations. It is a close category and mission comparator, although it operates primarily in North America and relies more on thrift retail.
• Oxfam Australia: Oxfam Australia combines humanitarian programs with second-hand clothing sales and a broad volunteer and donor network. Its circular-fashion retail and vulnerable-community mission overlap with Thread Together, but its geographic and programmatic scope is much wider.
• Australian Red Cross: Australian Red Cross is a national humanitarian organization with emergency response, volunteer, logistics, and vulnerable-community capabilities. It is a broad adjacent comparator because it serves some of the same crisis and hardship cohorts, although clothing redistribution is not its core model.
• The Salvation Army Australia: The Salvation Army Australia combines emergency relief, social support, donated-goods retail, and volunteer operations at national scale. Its model is broader and more established, but it overlaps in clothing assistance, logistics, and community support.
• St Vincent de Paul Society Australia: St Vincent de Paul Society Australia operates charity retail and support services, including donated clothing through Vinnies op shops. It is a broader social-services incumbent, but competes for donated apparel, volunteers, and public awareness relevant to Thread Together.

Direct peers

• The Clothing Bank: The Clothing Bank is an Australian nonprofit that provides clothing and related work-readiness support to people experiencing disadvantage. Its beneficiary focus and clothing-distribution activities closely overlap with Thread Together, although it does not primarily redistribute new excess fashion inventory.
• Dress for Success Worldwide: Dress for Success is a global nonprofit that provides professional clothing and career-development services to people seeking employment. It is a direct mission and beneficiary comparator, though its clothing offer is narrower and more employment-specific than Thread Together's multi-channel distribution model.

Others

• Planet Aid: Planet Aid is a nonprofit that collects used clothing and supports reuse and recycling initiatives. It compares through textile collection, circularity, and impact measurement, but differs through its international used-textile recovery orientation.

Regional players

• Fitted for Work: Fitted for Work is an Australian nonprofit that supplies clothing and employment support to women seeking work. It serves a narrower professional-dress use case and geography, but overlaps strongly with Thread Together's dignity-through-clothing mission.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses6 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/thread_together
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/thread-together

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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