Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 5

No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 8

THE SHREWSBURY FURNITURE SCHEME

The charity collects donated household goods from the local area (around Shrewsbury), refurbishes &stores them as necessary before selling them on at extremely low prices to those in need within the samelocal community.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£148,906	£161,429	£-12,523	12
31/03/22	£132,552	£133,403	£-851	20
31/03/21	£175,443	£121,111	£54,332	19
31/03/20	£115,140	£126,581	£-11,441	27
31/03/19	£155,465	£160,116	£-4,651	23

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

www.shrewsburyfurniturescheme.com

furniturescheme@outlook.com

01743246668

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Shropshire,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
12 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 - Shrewsbury Furniture Scheme support funding
£46,000	26/01/2023	This funding will support the Shrewsbury Furniture Scheme in the face of cost-of-living challenges. They supply second-hand furniture and household goods to people who receive benefits and those in ....more This funding will support the Shrewsbury Furniture Scheme in the face of cost-of-living challenges. They supply second-hand furniture and household goods to people who receive benefits and those in need at extremely low cost and the funding will help them to cover their operating costs for the charitable operations – including the increase in rental costs.
CAF - Grant to Shrewsbury Furniture Scheme
£7,500	09/04/2020 3	Grant to Shrewsbury Furniture Scheme to support the organisation through COVID19

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

GRAHAM BAKER Appointed: 2018

MARGARET ELIZABETH ROBERTS Appointed: 2018

MIKE HALL Appointed: 2018

NEIL ANTHONY BRYANT Appointed: 2018

ROSEMARY PEARSON Appointed: 2021

WILLIAM BARR STRACHAN (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: ROTARY CLUB OF SHREWSBURY SEVERN TRUST FUND,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/07/2018, number: 1179323

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE SHREWSBURY FURNITURE SCHEME on 12/01/2020

Main office

Unit 9b Hartley Business Centre
272-284 Monkmoor Road
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY2 5ST

Objectives

TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENT, BY:A) PROVIDING RELIEF FOR NEEDY OR DISTRESSED PERSONS RESIDENT IN SHREWSBURY, AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, BY THE PROVISION TO THEM OF ESSENTIAL FURNITURE, AND HOUSEHOLD AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENTB) COLLECTING SUCH DONATED FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT FOR CHECKING, REPAIRING, REFURBISHING, STORING AND SUBSEQUENT SUPPLYRECYCLING, RE-USING, RENOVATING AND REPAIRING FURNITURE, HOUSEHOLD AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE BE DISPOSED OF AS LANDFILLC) EMPOWERING THE UNEMPLOYED AND OTHERS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, PROVIDING THEM WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO ACQUIRE AND PRACTISE SKILLS BOTH D) TO GAIN CONFIDENCE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY BY ESTABLISHING VOLUNTEER TRAINING SCHEMES TO UNDERTAKE REPAIR AND REFURBISHMENT FOR RE-CYCLINGE) EDUCATING AND INFORMING THE PUBLIC ABOUT SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLES AND THE BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY OF RECYCLING, RE-USE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY WASTE MANAGEMENT.

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