COLCHESTER FURNITURE PROJECT (THE SHAKE TRUST)

Charity Number: 276933
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We collect, store and deliver donated furniture and other essential household items free of charge to disadvantaged families and individuals in Colchester and its environs.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2018

Total income: £61,428
Total expenditure: £52,451

Total income includes £12,420 from government grant(s)

Fundraising

This charity does not raise funds from the public

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
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 December 1978: Standard registration
  • 15 April 2019: Removed (Ceased to exist)
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • SHAKE (Working name)
  • THE SHAKE TRUST (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2014 31/03/2015 31/03/2016 31/03/2017 31/03/2018
Total gross income £37.00k £63.88k £58.54k £41.31k £61.43k
Total expenditure £53.21k £56.47k £54.90k £50.93k £52.45k
Income from government contracts N/A £0 £0 £0 £0
Income from government grants N/A £12.42k £12.42k £12.42k £12.42k

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 2019 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2019 Not submitted
Annual return 31 March 2018 22 August 2018 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2018 18 June 2018 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2017 04 September 2017 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2017 13 July 2017 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2016 05 September 2016 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2016 15 June 2016 On Time

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.

TRUST DEED DATED 25TH OCTOBER 1978 AS AMENDED 24 MAY 1994 AND 4 MAY 2004

Charitable objects

(A) TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY OF ALL AGES IN THE LOCALITY OF COLCHESTER, IN PARTICULAR BY ENCOURAGING YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE UNEMPLOYED TO WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE SUCH CHARITABLE RELIEF FOR THE COMMUNITY. B) TO ASSIST SPECIFIC YOUTH PROJECTS WITHIN THE LOCALITY OF A USEFUL AND CHARITABLE NATURE.

Area of benefit

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

COLCHESTER DISTRICT AND LOCALITY