THE FURNITURE HELPLINE

Charity number: 1128070
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Furniture Helpline is a community reuse charity. We collect good quality donated furniture, household and white goods and provide them free or at low cost to people in need, on low incomes, in crisis and the general public. Wherever possible we repair, refurbish and recycle. FHL welcomes people to join the team and offers active, interesting and skilled work for volunteers and trainees.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £192,161
Total expenditure: £177,369

Total income includes £10,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

2 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the 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
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Hampshire
  • Surrey
  • West Sussex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 February 2009: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
06751264 Open in new window
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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
John Pidgeon Chair 18 December 2014
None on record
Simon Allister Nardecchia Trustee 01 August 2024
None on record
Peter Hugh Miles Robinson Trustee 12 August 2023
None on record
Janice Elizabeth Roberts Trustee 08 July 2021
None on record
ELIZABETH AUDREY CARTWRIGHT OBE Trustee 20 June 2011
None on record
Geoffrey Gransden Martin Trustee
THE HASLEMERE FUND
Received: On time
SURREY CHURCHES PRESERVATION TRUST
Received: On time

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 £147.98k £278.31k £171.04k £187.36k £192.16k
Total expenditure £194.69k £179.39k £201.01k £176.11k £177.37k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £97.12k £15.76k N/A £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 21 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 21 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 17 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 17 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 18 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 18 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 11 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 11 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 22 February 2021 22 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 22 February 2021 22 days late 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 17 NOVEMBER 2008 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 29 JANUARY 2009

Charitable objects

1 THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY OR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES. 2 THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH RE-CYCLING FURNITURE, APPLIANCES AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ITEMS. 3 THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGH FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT. 4 THE FURTHERANCE OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit

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

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

Contact information

Address:
The Furniture Helpline
Passfield Business Centre
Lynchborough Road
Passfield
LIPHOOK
Hampshir
Phone:
01420489000
Email:
info@fhl.org.uk
Website:

www.furniturehelpline.co.uk Open in new window