Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 6

Poor Liquidity: -1
Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
Strong growth: +2

Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 7

FURNITURE RECLAMATION AND DELIVERY ENTERPRISE

Working within the Tees Valley recycling and reusing household furniture and bicycles for the benefit of people with limited disposable income. Working with ex-offenders to improve their employability. Promoting the benefits of re-use and recycling as a contribution towards a sustainable lifestyle.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/22	*	£712	£783	£-71	£0	£163	£163	2.5	18	58
31/03/21	*	£646	£592	£54	£0	£234	£234	4.7	15	51
31/03/20	*	£515	£492	£23	£0	£180	£180	4.4	12	30
31/03/19		£477	£413	£64	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/18		£429	£411	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	32
31/03/17	*	£393	£368	£25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£321	£318	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£301	£289	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£296	£280	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£266	£278	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£274	£278	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£279	£280	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£248	£239	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£172	£193	£-22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£196	£181	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£143	£166	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£181	£162	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£131	£138	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£123	£136	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 17%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 2.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 3.6

Asset Split ?

Established: 31 years

www.frade.co.uk

CHRISTIAN.THOMAS@BTGUK.COM

01642 796 640

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Darlington, Durham, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, Redcar And Cleveland, Stockton-on-tees,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

18 employees
58 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - FRADE Middlesbrough Community Hub Capacity Increase
£9,750	10/02/2023	The funding will be used to expand the organisation’s Men’s Shed and Community Garden services to focus on employability. The project will implement a volunteer employment and education pathway ....more The funding will be used to expand the organisation’s Men’s Shed and Community Garden services to focus on employability. The project will implement a volunteer employment and education pathway with the aim of helping disadvantaged community members to move towards social and financial inclusion whilst building confidence and improving mental health and wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - The FRADE Community Shed – Stockton
£81,358	19/10/2022	This funding will support to develop and deliver a community shed operation within their existing Stockton stores. The shed will be a place where hard-to-reach vulnerable and isolated people can go ....more This funding will support to develop and deliver a community shed operation within their existing Stockton stores. The shed will be a place where hard-to-reach vulnerable and isolated people can go to socialise and establish support networks learn new skills and get involved with carpentry and furniture restoration and in-turn make a contribution to their local community through supporting vulnerable community groups i.e. refugees and asylum seekers.
County Durham Community Foundation - Middlesbrough Garden Project
£3,570	09/06/2022	To renovate an overgrown space.
County Durham Community Foundation - Volunteer and Employability Skills Coordinator
£3,770	09/05/2022	To support a Volunteer and Employability Skills Coordinator.
National Lottery Community Fund - Mens Shed Garden Expansion
£8,823	10/12/2021	The project will use the funding to create an outdoor green space to extend their activities and provide gardening outdoor and ecotherapy sessions to more vulnerable members of the local community. ....more The project will use the funding to create an outdoor green space to extend their activities and provide gardening outdoor and ecotherapy sessions to more vulnerable members of the local community. This aims to encourage healthy eating improve mental wellbeing and reduce isolation.
DCMS - Building Connections Fund
£17,945	01/04/2019	Expansion project in Middlesbrough, which works with a diverse group of men, spanning age, race and disability who have low level mental health issues. The project will help them create social ....more Expansion project in Middlesbrough, which works with a diverse group of men, spanning age, race and disability who have low level mental health issues. The project will help them create social connections via restoration of second hand furniture. Project has clear plan for sustainability and is participant led. Around 210 additional beneficiaries.
DCMS - Building Connections Fund
£17,945	02/01/2019	Expansion project in Middlesbrough, which works with a diverse group of men, spanning age, race and disability who have low level mental health issues. The project will help them create social ....more Expansion project in Middlesbrough, which works with a diverse group of men, spanning age, race and disability who have low level mental health issues. The project will help them create social connections via restoration of second hand furniture. Project has clear plan for sustainability and is participant led. Around 210 additional beneficiaries.
National Lottery Community Fund - FRADE Men's Shed
£45,679	26/11/2018 36	FRADE Men's Shed
National Lottery Community Fund - A4A - Tees Valley Furniture Catalogue
£10,000	02/09/2015 12	The organisation will use the funding to install an electronic stock management and point of sale computer system. This will enable the organisation to build their capacity to assist more people from ....more The organisation will use the funding to install an electronic stock management and point of sale computer system. This will enable the organisation to build their capacity to assist more people from across the region by allowing them to access their services from additional locations.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards the bicycle project
£2,000	27/06/2007	Towards the bicycle project to help ex-offenders engage in community work and to help encourage school children to cycle to school with the newly refurbished bicycles.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 28-76

JAMES FARMER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

DIANE COSSTICK (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Regional Manager

KEITH SHAW Appointed: 1998, Occupation: Retired

LUKE DAWSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Senior Maintenance Planner

MICHELLE FERGUSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Project Manager

MIKE BROWN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: European Industry Manager

PETER LOCKE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Head Of Communities

STEVEN NELSON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: THE SPENCE BEQUEST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/05/1993, number: 1020725
Registered at Companies House on 09/03/1993, number: 02797811

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR22: 48 days late, AR21: 53 days late, AR20: 12 days late, AR17: 111 days late, AR07: 28 days late,

Main office

SHERATON HOUSE
2A SURTEES WAY
SURTEES BUSINESS PARK
STOCKTON-ON-TEES
TS18 3HR

Objectives

(I) TO RELIEVE EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY THE PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE TEES VALLEY AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICTS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS, BY THE PROVISION OF FURNITURE AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ACCESSORIES CALCULATED TO REDUCE THE NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OF SUCH PERSONS.(II) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE BENEFITS TO THE ENVIRONMENT OF RECYCLING, RE-USE AND SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT BY THE PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE IN GOOD PRACTICE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE TEES VALLEY AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICTS

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