RICHMOND FURNITURE SCHEME

Charity Number: 1133019
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We operate in and around Richmond Borough. We collect donated furniture, repairing, cleaning, displaying and selling it at low prices to people in need and at higher prices to the general public. We offer basic training and work experience in carpentry and property maintenance to disadvantaged young people and volunteering experience to others including the unemployed

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £287,847
Total expenditure: £244,735

Total income includes £18,500 from 1 government grant(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

119 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:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 November 2009: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
John Alexander Stephen Chair 25 April 2018
None on record
Aoife Herr Trustee 28 October 2024
None on record
Mithu Sengupta Trustee 14 December 2021
None on record
Derek Papworth Trustee 19 October 2021
None on record
Helen Higgins Trustee 09 April 2021
None on record
Ryan Andrew Richardson Trustee 09 April 2021
None on record
Helen Pugh Trustee 09 April 2021
None on record
Nicola Anson Trustee 15 January 2019
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 £146.21k £183.81k £220.59k £265.35k £287.85k
Total expenditure £154.97k £170.05k £210.29k £216.64k £244.74k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £15.70k £57.74k £11.20k £18.50k £18.50k

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 31 March 2024 03 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 03 October 2024 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2023 16 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 16 November 2023 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2022 28 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 28 November 2022 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2021 14 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 14 December 2021 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2020 06 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 06 December 2020 On Time
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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 28 AUGUST 2009 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 1 NOVEMBER 2009

Charitable objects

A) PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY BY SUPPLYING DONATED FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS AT MINIMAL COST TO PEOPLE IN NEED B) THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT BY ENCOURAGING REUSE/RECYCLING OF DONATED FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS C) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, WORK EXPERIENCE AND VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES.

Area of benefit

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

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

Contact information

Address:
1A FORTESCUE AVENUE
TWICKENHAM
TW2 5LS
Phone:
02087554665
Email:
admin@rfsonline.co.uk
Website:

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