FURNICHURCH

Registered charity 1110984 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The prevention or relief of poverty through the supply of second hand furniture ( free to those in desperate need ) and food from the community Food Larder ( based at and run by Furnichurch) to people in the LN 12 area facing financial hardship. We supply good second hand furniture to local people on low incomes in return for a donation and offer a free collection service for unwanted furniture.

Objects

The Charity's object ( hereafter referred to as 'the object') is: 'the relief of poverty through the provision of food ( through the Furnichurch Food Larder), household items and, where appropriate, signposting to relevant organisations for help for residents in the county of Lincolnshire who have need of such services by means of their necessitous circumstances.

Area of benefit: LINCOLNSHIRE

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had a surplus for the year, with total funds increasing from £25,837 to £32,071. However, the trustees' report notes an ongoing struggle to keep finances healthy and highlights a dependency on securing future grant funding to cover staff salaries and operational costs, particularly as existing grants like the NWS grant are set to end.

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.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ann Briggs · trustee of 1 other charity
• Canon Christopher Howard Lilley
• Christine Mary Collins
• Martin Collins

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

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