Set up in 1991, The Salvation Army Trading Company is the trading arm of The Salvation Army, running charity shops to raise money for its charity work. It opened its first charity shop selling clothing, films, music, books and much more in 1993. The organization runs one of the largest clothing collection initiatives in the UK, with over 6,500 public donation banks in convenient locations like supermarkets or car parks, and a clothing collection headquarters in Kettering.
