GUILD INITIATIVE FOR FURNITURE TRUST

Charity Number: 1015952
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Supports persons on low income and state benefits through Recycling furniture and household Items Alleviates poverty

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £236,678
Total expenditure: £268,375

Total income includes £177,682 from 2 government contract(s) and £12,500 from 1 government grant(s)

People

9 Trustee(s)

8 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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Lancashire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 December 1992: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • GIFT 92 (Working name)
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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 owns and/or leases 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
PETER ROBERT METCALF MBE FCA Chair 28 December 1992
THE HARRIS CHARITY
Received: On time
HARRIS FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND MUSEUM ENDOWMENT TRUST
Received: On time
Beryl Rhodes Trustee 13 February 2023
None on record
NICHOLAS POMFRET Trustee 15 April 2015
None on record
PETER JOHN WHITTLE Trustee 23 July 2013
None on record
LYNFORD CARL CROMPTON Trustee 23 July 2013
None on record
JONATHON HARISH CHANDRA SAKSENA COUNCILLOR Trustee 10 February 2013
None on record
KEITH SEDGEWICK Trustee 05 May 2011
None on record
Peter David Taylor Trustee 28 December 1992
PRESTON & WESTERN LANCASHIRE RACIAL EQUALITY COUNCIL
Received: On time
PRESTON RIBBLE METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: 29 days late
THE BRENTWOOD HOUSE TRUST
Received: On time
Anne Marguerite Metcalf FCA DChA Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £205.35k £211.21k £239.52k £281.36k £236.68k
Total expenditure £149.32k £185.11k £206.01k £252.54k £268.38k
Income from government contracts £31.41k £142.89k £174.11k £235.02k £177.68k
Income from government grants £41.81k £14.85k £5.19k £7.50k £12.50k

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 30 September 2024 28 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 28 May 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 10 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 10 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 25 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 25 July 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 22 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 22 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 01 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 01 July 2021 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 7 DECEMBER 1992 as amended on 04 Nov 2024

Charitable objects

The prevention or relief of poverty or financial hardship in Lancashire by providing furniture and household items to individuals in need.

Area of benefit

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

THE PRESTON AREA

Contact information

Address:
1 YEWLANDS AVENUE
FULWOOD
PRESTON
PR2 9QR
Phone:
01772716572
Email:
mail@gift92.com
Website:

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