MELTON AND DISTRICT FURNITURE PROJECT

Registered charity 1086010 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To collect freely donated furniture and to make this available for re-use to anyone in receipt of a state benefit. Additionally to provide work experience placements to volunteers and unemployed people who wish to return to the workplace.

Objects

TO RELIEVE, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE BOROUGH OF MELTON DISTRICT AND RUTLAND COUNTY COUNCIL (AREAS OF BENEFIT) WHO ARE IN CONDITION OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS ARISING THEREFROM BY:THEREFROM BY:-THE PROVISION OF FURNITURE AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ACCESSORIES CALCULATED TO REDUCE THE NEED HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OF SUCH PERSONS; ANDTHE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, ADVICE AND SUPPORT

Area of benefit: THE BOROUGH OF MELTON DISTRICT

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net increase in funds, carrying forward total assets of £91,808 against unrestricted reserves of £71,454. The trustees report that the project was steered into a healthy position, although they noted that replacing a fuel storage tank took some reserves. The charity maintains a reserves policy for capital asset replacement and emergency staff costs.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• 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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Rutland County Council — “The Project receives funding from Rutland County Council and the Project self-generates 80% of its total income.” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• IVOR RUDDLEchair
• Fran Hearn
• GLORIA BLANEY
• Graham Greaves
• LEANDA SMALLEY
• MERELYN GREAVES

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

Operates in: Leicestershire · Rutland

Income and spending

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