REGIONAL FURNITURE SOCIETY

Charity number: 297488
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Research and dissemination of history of regionality in furniture design and construction.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £38,747
Total expenditure: £40,023

People

16 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 August 1987: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

16 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Liz Hancock Chair 31 August 2021
None on record
Jeffrey Steven Evans US SEC Trustee 30 June 2024
None on record
Sara Anne MacLennan MEMBERSHIP Trustee 30 June 2024
None on record
David Stanton Fletcher Trustee 30 June 2024
GALE FAMILY CHARITY TRUST
Received: On time
THOMAS CHRISTIES ALMSHOUSE & RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY
Received: On time
Andrew Herbert Noel TREASURER Trustee 30 June 2024
None on record
Simon Joseph Feingold COUNCIL Trustee 30 June 2024
None on record
Robert Gardiner Williams COUNCIL Trustee 26 June 2022
None on record
Linda Janet Hall N/LETTER Trustee 31 August 2021
None on record
ROSALYN SKLAR COUNCIL Trustee 10 April 2021
None on record
Dr Catherine Grigg COUNCIL Trustee 24 July 2020
None on record
Julian Henry James Parker WEBSITE Trustee 09 January 2020
None on record
Louis Platman COUNCIL Trustee 26 October 2019
None on record
Stephen Nicholas Jackson JOURNAL Trustee 01 July 2018
None on record
Nick Humphrey BURSARY Trustee 21 October 2017
None on record
Gerry Coughlan BOOK SALES Trustee 09 July 2017
None on record
JEREMY BATE EVENTS Trustee 01 November 2012
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £41.14k £12.11k £33.12k £40.32k £38.75k
Total expenditure £42.55k £22.93k £30.05k £37.04k £40.02k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

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 December 2023 20 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 20 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 20 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 20 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 22 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 22 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 17 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 31 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 31 October 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.

RULES ADOPTED 29 JUN 1986 AS AMENDED ON 17 MAY 1987 AS AMENDED ON 09 JUL 2017 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 09 JUL 2017 as amended on 01 Feb 2023

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE STUDY OF THE HISTORY, DESIGN PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION AND USE OF REGIONAL FURNITURE IN THE BRITISH ISLES AND AREAS UNDER BRITISH INFLUENCE, AND OF CONTINENTAL AND OTHER OVERSEAS INFLUENCES ON BRITISH REGIONAL FURNITURE; AND TO FURTHER PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF IT.

Area of benefit

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

SEE OBJECTS

Contact information

Address:
Holwood House
Back Lane
Goosnargh
PRESTON
PR3 2WD
Phone:
01772782150
Email:
justj2r2@gmail.com
Website:

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