9 Lives Furniture

Charity number: 1096086
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Our aims and objectives are to help residents of Watford, Three Rivers and surrounding areas who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress by the provision of furniture and accessories and to provide vocational training, support and work experience for those who volunteer at the scheme.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £128,614
Total expenditure: £142,966

People

9 Trustee(s)

27 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:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Hertfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 February 2003: Standard registration
  • 13 May 2022: Funds received from 1025388 ROTARY CLUB OF RICKMANSWORTH TRUST FUND
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • NINE LIVES FURNITURE (Working name)
  • WATFORD AND THREE RIVERS FURNITURE RE-CYCLING SCHEME (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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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
David Sharpe Chair 22 January 2020
None on record
Isabel Montesdeoca Trustee 11 February 2025
None on record
Robyn Louise Sutcliffe Trustee 11 February 2025
None on record
Donald Mclean Milligan Trustee 12 October 2023
None on record
Paul Richard Redington Trustee 12 October 2023
LITTLE CHALFONT AREA DEMENTIA SUPPORT
Recently registered
Sergio Giovanni Mussi Trustee 03 August 2021
None on record
Andrew Blatherwick Trustee 14 November 2018
None on record
ROSEMARY ELIZABETH HADFIELD Trustee
None on record
IRVIN MILTON COHEN FCA FABRP 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 £105.76k £155.18k £130.91k £104.20k £128.61k
Total expenditure £114.09k £109.32k £115.47k £124.59k £142.97k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £60.31k £7.85k 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 March 2024 08 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 08 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 16 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 16 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 10 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 10 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 11 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 11 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 25 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 25 November 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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 18 FEBRUARY 2002 as amended on 05 Jun 2020 as amended on 11 Mar 2009

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY PERSONS RESIDENT IN WATFORD, THREE RIVERS AND SURROUNDING AREAS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY THE PROVISION OF FURNITURE AND ACCESSORIES CALCULATED TO REDUCE THE NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OF SUCH PERSONS. TO PROVIDE VOCATIONAL TRAINING, SUPPORT AND WORK EXPERIENCE FOR UNEMPLOYED PERSONS WHO VOLUNTEER AT THE SCHEME.

Area of benefit

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

WATFORD, THREE RIVERS AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

Contact information

Address:
25 WHARF LANE
RICKMANSWORTH
HERTFORDSHIRE
WD3 1HA
Phone:
01923 718666
Email:
manager@9livesfurniture.org.uk
Website:

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