spruse Stevenage Reuse Scheme

Registered charity 1058584 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STEVENAGE FURNITURE RECYCLING SCHEME, STEVENAGE FURNITURE SCHEME

SPRUSE STEVENAGE REUSE SCHEME COLLECTS AND RE-DISTRIBUTES GOOD QUALITY LEGALLY COMPLIANT USED FURNITURE AND ELECTRICAL ITEMS.IT SUPPORTS THOSE ON LOW INCOME AND IN CONDITIONS OF NEED.THE GENERAL PUBLIC CAN PURCHASE ITEMS HELPING TO SUPPORT THOSE MOST IN NEED.THIS ACTIVITY ENCOURAGES RE-USE & PROTECTS THE ENVIRONMENT BY REDUCING LANDFILL. SPRUSE ALSO OFFERS VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES

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Latest income

£139k

Latest spending

£122k

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £115,739.64, with unrestricted reserves standing at £115,449.64. The charity reported a net income surplus of £16,811.28 for the year, funded primarily by charitable activities and donations.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Spruse Stevenage Reuse Scheme (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Richard Brookschair
Bernadette Marie Hammick
Jennifer Ann Wilson
Philip Durling
Wendy Jackson

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£139k	£122k
31/03/2024	£131k	£109k
31/03/2023	£103k	£107k
31/03/2022	£101k	£83k
31/03/2021	£105k	£72k

Common questions

Is spruse Stevenage Reuse Scheme financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £115,739.64, with unrestricted reserves standing at £115,449.64. The charity reported a net income surplus of £16,811.28 for the year, funded primarily by charitable activities and donations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ESSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£22k
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST	1	£15k
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£15k
YORK CHILDREN'S TRUST	1	£10k
THE INMAN CHARITY	1	£5k
THE DULVERTON TRUST	1	£5k
THE GROCERS' CHARITY	1	£5k
THE DAVID GIBBONS FOUNDATION	1	£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with STAR.

STAR income £817k
LIGHTHOUSE FURNITURE PROJECT LIMITED income £740k
COMMUNITY FURNITURE STORE (YORK) LTD income £687k
SOFA income £241k
GLOSSOPDALE FURNITURE PROJECT income £240k
COMMUNITY FURNITURE STORE (SELBY) LIMITED income £279k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
spruse Stevenage Reuse Scheme	£139k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
STAR FY2024	£817k	—	unclear	—	noted
LIGHTHOUSE FURNITURE PROJECT LIMITED FY2025	£740k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
COMMUNITY FURNITURE STORE (YORK) LTD FY2025	£687k	—	below	—	no doubt
SOFA FY2025	£241k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GLOSSOPDALE FURNITURE PROJECT FY2025	£240k	—	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.