New Zealand's smartest schools use HMR to help their communities save on uniforms
Financials
How Much?
Large High School example
Revenue Share
Typically, HMR will deliver $10-20 per student per year to the school. The amount of revenue you raise will depend on the number of sales you conduct and the balance between 'sell on behalf' items and donations. When second-hand uniforms are donated, all the revenue is retained by your school, with typically 40% of items being donated.
Revenue Share
Large High School example
Revenue Share
With HMR, your school or club enjoys a revenue share from the sale of second-hand uniforms, with a portion set by the school and the remaining balance returned directly to the seller's bank account. There is also a small monthly fee to run HMR as an online service, which covers the hosting and maintenance cost.
Large High School example
Large High School example
Large High School example
A large high school with approximately 2,800 students has successfully run HMR for 7 years, raising $44,000 in 2025 through a Friday lunchtime store and 8 weekend events throughout the year. This initiative not only highlights the effectiveness of revenue share strategies but also emphasizes the school's commitment to sustainability throu
A large high school with approximately 2,800 students has successfully run HMR for 7 years, raising $44,000 in 2025 through a Friday lunchtime store and 8 weekend events throughout the year. This initiative not only highlights the effectiveness of revenue share strategies but also emphasizes the school's commitment to sustainability through second-hand uniforms. No other fundraising effort raises as much for the school with so little effort.
Primary School example
Large High School example
Large High School example
Primary uniforms tend to have a lower cost per item, resulting in a lower commission earned through revenue share. A primary school with 600 students can expect to raise around $4,700 per year by running some weekday and occasional weekend events that may also promote second-hand uniforms. These events typically require just a few hours from around 2 volunteers.
Volunteer Time
Protecting Income
Protecting Income
It's tempting to think of volunteer time as free, but it really isn't. Volunteer time is your most precious resource, and the time volunteers spend helping at school always has some personal cost. By using a revenue share model, HMR dramatically minimizes the administration of running a second-hand uniform shop, making it easier to recruit and retain volunteers.
Protecting Income
Protecting Income
Protecting Income
Dealing with uniform sales means trusting volunteers to manage significant amounts of cash, especially when it comes to handling revenue share from second-hand uniforms. HMR provides clarity and auditability throughout the process, ensuring that volunteers, parents, and the school can all be confident that the money raised is going where it should.
Community
Protecting Income
It could be you
HMR directly benefits your community by providing easy access to affordable second-hand uniforms for everyone. Since 2019, schools have fund-raised over $519,000 running HMR, which includes a revenue share that has returned over $337,000 to parents for uniforms sold.
It could be you
Protecting Income
It could be you
Over the years 2023, 2024, and 2025, schools that implemented HMR generated an average revenue share of $13.38 per student through their second-hand uniform programs. If you multiply your school’s enrollment number by $13.38, that is the revenue you can reasonably expect to raise by utilizing HMR for your second-hand uniforms.