Finance Score: -10

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Accounts overdue -5
Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -10

RESTORE COMMUNITY PROJECTS

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Financial issues to consider:

Latest accounts are overdue for filing
Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22
Total income	£41,882	£42,576	£39,592	£54,046	£22,016
Total spending	£42,366	£45,723	£40,445	£44,305	£33,037
Surplus/deficit	-£484	-£3,147	-£853	£9,741	-£11,021

Established: 12 years

www.furnitureproject.org

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Services for homeless & excluded people & ex-offenders

Purposes

The prevention or relief of poverty
The advancement of citizenship or community development
The advancement of environmental protection or improvement','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Where it operates

Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Dumfries And Galloway

This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Who it helps

No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

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
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Restore Community Projects
£6,000	04/03/2014	To contribute to costs of providing household furniture packs and washing machines to tenants.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 04/01/2012, number: SC042841

Filing Record

4 returns made; AR20: 4 days late, AR19: 175 days late,

Main office

Lochside Enterprise Workshops, Shirley Road, Lochside, Dumfries, DG2 0ED

Objectives

4.1 To relieve poverty by providing free or low cost recycled furniture to those in need by means of homelessness or income based deprivation 4.2 To relieve those in need by reason of financial hardship by furnishing their homes with recycled furniture and refurbished electrical goods, enabling them to sustain their tenancies. 4.3 To advance environmental protection by reducing landfill waste and preserving resources by reusing disposed-off' furniture and textiles and other such landfill waste not exclusive to households 4.4 To advance community development and citizenship by offering volunteer opportunities and training, providing services, projects and initiatives, also in partnership with other organisations, which combat loneliness and isolation, or lead to community cohesion. 4.5 To relieve those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage by providing food bank facilities and associated training, Guidance, help and support to address the conditions the lead to financial hardship and food poverty. (Also including relief given by the provision of accommodation or care)

Data Sources