KENNET FURNITURE REFURBIZ
Registered charity 1056649 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KENNET FURNITURE EXCHANGE., KENNET FURNITURE PROJECT, KENNET FURNITURE RECYCLING, KENNETT FURNITURE RECYCLING
Recycling of good quality used furniture and white goods at affordable prices to the disadvantaged in Wiltshire and surrounding areas.Volunteer and paid employment and training of people unable to sustain open employment
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a total income of £1,169,461 and achieved an operating surplus of £32,478 for the year ended 30 September 2025. Free reserves were reported at £241,193, which the trustees confirm is within the required level to cover 3-6 months of operating expenditures. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 3-6 months of operating expenditures (held: £241k)
“Free reserves should cover 3-6 months of operating expenditures held and are within the required level.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sumer Auditco Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~0.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (96% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (01/10/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Ian John Poultonchair
- Christopher Noel Barry Shears
- JULIET SINGER
- Kevin Douglas Harrison
- Pamela Collier
- Patrick John George English
- Paul Crerand
- Sebastiano Ottavio Longo
- Victoria Ann Saunders
- Yvonne Pearce
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Wiltshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is KENNET FURNITURE REFURBIZ financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a total income of £1,169,461 and achieved an operating surplus of £32,478 for the year ended 30 September 2025. Free reserves were reported at £241,193, which the trustees confirm is within the required level to cover 3-6 months of operating expenditures. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Auditco Limited.
Who funds KENNET FURNITURE REFURBIZ?
Funders whose own accounts filings name KENNET FURNITURE REFURBIZ as a grant recipient include THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WILTSHIRE & SWINDON, SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST.
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