Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 4

Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 10

COMMUNITY FURNITURE STORE (RYEDALE) LIMITED

Our Charity has three main aims. We primarily assist people in need, chiefly through the provision of donated household goods and new furniture and white goods at affordable prices. We also offer training and work experience placements and employment. We protect the environment by collecting items that would otherwise go to waste.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

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: 10 years

communityfurniturestore.co.uk

01723267177

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		£184	£199	£-15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	26
31/03/22		£190	£176	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/21		£189	£151	£38	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/20		£138	£153	£-15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/03/19		£156	£130	£26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/03/18		£130	£128	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£94	£94	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£40	£47	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	*	£0	£0	£0	£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
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides services

Where it operates

North Yorkshire,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
26 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 - Workshop Programme
£10,000	25/08/2023	The funding will be used to cover the salary of a senior member of staff who supports the delivery a furniture upcycling and woodwork workshop for volunteers living with complex needs. This aims to ....more The funding will be used to cover the salary of a senior member of staff who supports the delivery a furniture upcycling and woodwork workshop for volunteers living with complex needs. This aims to reduce isolation and furniture poverty and improve self-confidence and mental wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - Developing services in response to need
£10,000	18/06/2021	The funding will be used to employ a development co-ordinator to help develop the services that they currently offer. The project aims to expand on their services which include workshops work ....more The funding will be used to employ a development co-ordinator to help develop the services that they currently offer. The project aims to expand on their services which include workshops work experience and providing the community with affordable household items with the aim of improving chances of employment through the workshops and improving well-being.
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Covid19
£2,000	15/04/2020	Covid-19. Funding for staff costs to help ensure vulnerable people still have access to furniture and white goods.
Two Ridings Community Foundation - High Sheriff's Dragons Den
£7,000	01/11/2018	Funding for core organisational costs for an organisation that supports individuals in to work.
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Community Furniture Store Ryedale
£4,917	12/12/2017	Funding for the core costs of a low cost furniture store to help them maintain their services to those on low or nil incomes in Scarborough. This will help them concentrate their resources and time ....more Funding for the core costs of a low cost furniture store to help them maintain their services to those on low or nil incomes in Scarborough. This will help them concentrate their resources and time more into building up the success of their volunteers and providing better resources for them in the store.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Community Furniture Store (Ryedale)
£92,000	07/12/2017 36	towards three years' running costs of a project providing training opportunities for people who have been unemployed for long periods in Scarborough
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000	20/06/2017	Scarborough Community Furniture Store

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 48-82

DAVID JAMES NASH (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Charitable Foundation Partner Manager, Other trusteeships: COMMUNITY FURNITURE STORE (SELBY) LIMITED, COMMUNITY FURNITURE STORE (YORK) LTD,

DR MATTHEW FARRELLY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Engineer, Other trusteeships: COMMUNITY FURNITURE STORE (SELBY) LIMITED, COMMUNITY FURNITURE STORE (YORK) LTD,

GRAHAM MITCHELL Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: COMMUNITY FURNITURE STORE (SELBY) LIMITED, COMMUNITY FURNITURE STORE (YORK) LTD,

NICHOLAS THOMAS DENNISON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Of Homes Charitable Foundation, Other trusteeships: COMMUNITY FURNITURE STORE (SELBY) LIMITED, COMMUNITY FURNITURE STORE (YORK) LTD,

PRAKASH MISTRY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Management Accountant, Other trusteeships: COMMUNITY FURNITURE STORE (SELBY) LIMITED, COMMUNITY FURNITURE STORE (YORK) LTD,

TIMOTHY JOHN LEONARD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Marketing Director, Other trusteeships: COMMUNITY FURNITURE STORE (SELBY) LIMITED, COMMUNITY FURNITURE STORE (YORK) LTD,

TOM JENKINS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: COMMUNITY FURNITURE STORE (SELBY) LIMITED, COMMUNITY FURNITURE STORE (YORK) LTD,

VERA VAN GOOL Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeships: COMMUNITY FURNITURE STORE (SELBY) LIMITED, COMMUNITY FURNITURE STORE (YORK) LTD,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/03/2014, number: 1156411
Registered at Companies House on 01/02/2013, number: 08384583

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

9 returns made; AR16: 22 days late, AR15: 28 days late,

Main office

Unit 29 Raylor Centre
James Street
YORK
YO10 3DW

Objectives

a. To relieve generally or individually persons who are in conditions of need, hardship, or distress for reasons including, but not limited to, lack of resources, sudden emergency, ill-health, disability, or other disadvantage.b. To provide by gift, sale, or otherwise, furniture, household goods and other items or services to relieve need, hardship or distress and prevent exclusion from essential services.c. To raise public awareness of, and encourage recycling, reuse, or repurposing of furniture and other household items, including by collecting unwanted items and making them available for others to use.d. To promote and provide life and work skills support and work experience for people who are unemployed or would otherwise benefit from such services.e. To promote any other charitable activity that is consistent with these objects, which shall be selected by the trustees at their absolute discretion.?

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