COUNTY DURHAM FURNITURE HELP SCHEME

Registered charity 1112344 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Charity object to relieve poverty by the provision of a furniture and household goods recycling service of low cost to those people resident in County Durham who are in necessitous circumstances. We divert bulky waste that would otherwise go to landfill. We also offer volunteering opportunities, work experience and training for all age ranges. Also an employability and job prospect improvement arm

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Latest income

£859k

Latest spending

£860k

Registered

2005

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small net deficit of £768 for the year, with unrestricted reserves falling to £16,820. The trustees note that this decrease was due to costs of major investments and that the reserves policy aims to hold three months of key contingencies, which the current level is below. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were not properly prepared.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of key contingencies (held: £17k)

“County Durham Furniture Help Scheme will aim to hold 3 months of its key contingencies as a minimum. That is rental to the County Council matching our Break Clause. Staff salaries for redundancies and key utility suppliers.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The accounts have ben prepared on a going concern basis however attention is drawn to the comments made in the financial review section of the trustees’ annual report.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£859k

Total spending

£860k

Reserves (reported)

£17k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (78% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Jameson
David Carman
Simon Kemp
Tracy Thompson

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

Operates in: Durham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£859k	£860k
31/03/2024	£765k	£694k
31/03/2023	£476k	£559k
31/03/2022	£579k	£546k
31/03/2021	£475k	£465k

Common questions

Is COUNTY DURHAM FURNITURE HELP SCHEME financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small net deficit of £768 for the year, with unrestricted reserves falling to £16,820. The trustees note that this decrease was due to costs of major investments and that the reserves policy aims to hold three months of key contingencies, which the current level is below. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were not properly prepared. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds COUNTY DURHAM FURNITURE HELP SCHEME?

Funders whose own accounts filings name COUNTY DURHAM FURNITURE HELP SCHEME as a grant recipient include Point North Community Foundation.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
Point North Community Foundation	FY2024	£202k
Point North Community Foundation	FY2025	£152k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	30/04/2020	£10k	CDFHS Covid-19 Response
The National Lottery Community Fund	27/11/2014	£50k	Rural Refurb
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/04/2014	£10k	Rural Volunteer Transport Initiative
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/02/2006	£5k	Furniture Help Scheme
The National Lottery Community Fund	06/08/2004	£5k	Furniture Scheme