Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 1

No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Static board: -3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -3

FURNITURELINK

+ We recycle donated furniture & goods to reduce landfill and help furnish homes at low cost for those in need in the county of Surrey and surrounding areas. + We provide work experience opportunities for volunteers.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

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

Established: 14 years

www.furniturelinkguildford.com

w.watson.furniturelink@gmail.com

07880712607

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/03/23		£227	£234	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/03/22		£236	£218	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/03/21		£181	£185	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/03/20	*	£197	£206	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/19		£194	£191	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	55
31/03/18		£175	£191	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	*	£177	£154	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£181	£197	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£207	£200	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£166	£146	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£97	£88	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12?		£60	£53	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/11		£30	£9	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Hampshire, Kingston Upon Thames, Richmond Upon Thames, Surrey, Sutton, West Berkshire, West Sussex,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
2 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
Community Foundation for Surrey - REPLACEMENT LUTON VAN
£5,000	13/07/2017 4	Replacement van for a company which provides low-cost furniture and household items to low-income families.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 64-84

DR ANGELA GUNNING Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Local Councillor, Other trusteeship: THE GUILDFORD MUKONO LINK,

GRAEME ARCHIBALD WALLACE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

MICHAEL JOHN ADAMS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired

ROBERT MARTIN CROOKS (Chair) Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Civil Servant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/07/2010, number: 1137021
Registered at Companies House on 13/05/2010, number: 07252909

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

13 returns made; AR20: 64 days late, AR17: 2 days late,

Main office

FurnitureLink
Unit 2b Merrow Business Park
GUILDFORD
GU4 7WA

Objectives

THE OBJECTS ARE:A. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN THE COUNTY OF SURREY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY:A. BY THE RECYCLING AND PROVISION OF FURNITURE, CLOTHES AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ITEMS; ORB. THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS OR OTHER GOODS OR SERVICES.B. THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING TRAINING, ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT OR THE PROVISION OF WORK EXPERIENCE (EITHER PAID OR UNPAID).C. THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:A. THE PROMOTION OF WASTE REDUCTION, RE-USE RECLAMATION, RECYCLING, USE OF RECYCLED PRODUCTS AND THE USE OF SURPLUS; ORB. ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT ALL ASPECTS OF WASTE GENERATION, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND WASTE RECYCLING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SURREY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

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