RICHMOND FURNITURE SCHEME

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 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 charityFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- The General Public/mankind
- Provides Services
- Throughout London
Governance
- 30 November 2009: Standard registration
No other names
- 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
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)
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John Alexander Stephen | Chair | 25 April 2018 |
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Aoife Herr | Trustee | 28 October 2024 |
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Mithu Sengupta | Trustee | 14 December 2021 |
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Derek Papworth | Trustee | 19 October 2021 |
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Helen Higgins | Trustee | 09 April 2021 |
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Ryan Andrew Richardson | Trustee | 09 April 2021 |
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Helen Pugh | Trustee | 09 April 2021 |
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Nicola Anson | Trustee | 15 January 2019 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £146.21k | £183.81k | £220.59k | £265.35k | £287.85k | |
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Total expenditure | £154.97k | £170.05k | £210.29k | £216.64k | £244.74k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | £15.70k | £57.74k | £11.20k | £18.50k | £18.50k |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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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 |
Governing document
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
UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL
Contact information
- Address:
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1A FORTESCUE AVENUE
TWICKENHAM
TW2 5LS
- Phone:
- 02087554665
- Email:
- admin@rfsonline.co.uk
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