Bolton Community Furniture Store Limited

Charity number: 1101339
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Protecting the environment by collecting reusable household goods which would otherwise go to waste in order to assist people experiencing poverty in the UK through the provision of a home furniture and electrical goods service.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £421,764
Total expenditure: £408,114

Total income includes £76,884 from 1 government contract(s) and £10,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

3 Trustee(s)

6 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Bolton
  • Bury
  • Manchester City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 31 December 2003: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • BCT & FS (Working name)
  • BOLTON COMMUNITY TRANSPORT AND FURNITURE SERVICES (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Jeanne Marie Kelly Chair 26 March 2014
BOLTON U3A
Received: On time
Steven Lyons Trustee 07 March 2023
None on record
ANDREW WRAY WALLEN Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £342.74k £300.30k £333.83k £373.65k £421.76k
Total expenditure £373.03k £308.27k £297.56k £332.45k £408.11k
Income from government contracts N/A £26.65k £83.56k £75.08k £76.88k
Income from government grants £10.00k £14.66k £10.00k £10.00k £10.00k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 16 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 16 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 27 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 27 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 25 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 25 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 16 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 16 August 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 03 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 03 December 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 22/07/2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/02/2008 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/04/2014 as amended on 05 Apr 2022 as amended on 05 Jul 2022

Charitable objects

TO ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS, THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AND ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES, BY COLLECTING REUSABLE HOUSEHOLD GOODS WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE GO TO WASTE AND PROVIDING SUCH ITEMS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITIES IN THE UK, IN PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THOSE IN GREATER MANCHESTER.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

UK

Contact information

Address:
Unit A1
Lecturers Close
Bolton
BL3 6DG
Phone:
01204 364777
Email:
admin@bcfs.org.uk
Website:

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