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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

HOME FURNITURE SERVICES TRUST

Recycling and re-use of furniture and electrical items in Taunton area. Free collection for resale at low prices to people on benefits and low income. Many of our customers are being resettled from temporary accommodation to new housing by local authority and/or supported by social services and local charities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly male
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£192£175£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£164£164£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£143£110£33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£126£114£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£96£84£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£67£65£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£80£59£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£64£83£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£84£93£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£88£96£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£87£93£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£91£92£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£91£91£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£90£84£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£95£79£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£83£75£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£65£67£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£68£68£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£13£1£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 20 years

www.furnitrust.org.uk

info@furnitrust.org.uk

01823253053

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Somerset,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Somerset Community Foundation - Contribution towards the overheads of a furniture recycling scheme, which have risen due to the cost-of-living crisis
£2,000 01/02/2023
Grant to Home Furniture Services Trust Ltd
Somerset Community Foundation - Expanding a furniture recycling scheme around Somerset
£1,500 07/07/2022
Expanding a furniture recycling scheme around Somerset

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 58-81
  • ANTHONY FORRESTER BELL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • ANTHONY JOSEPH DANIEL HARDING Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • GRAHAM HOBROUGH Appointed: 2016
  • JULIA TRIGG Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Teacher
  • MARTYN CHARLES GOODMAN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired
  • MR NICHOLAS STANLEY JAMES ACHESON (Chair) Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/09/2004, number: 1105997
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/08/2004, number: 05198011
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

Home Furniture Service Trust
37-39 Bridge Street
TAUNTON
Somerset
TA1 1TP

Objectives

TO RELIEVE NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY PROVIDING PRACTICAL FURNITURE AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT AT AFFORDABLE PRICES FOR PERSONS OF LIMITED MEANS RESIDENT WITHIN TAUNTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

TAUNTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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