THE FURNITURE HELPLINE

Registered charity 1128070 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Furniture Helpline is a community reuse charity. We collect good quality donated furniture, household and white goods and provide them free or at low cost to people in need, on low incomes, in crisis and the general public.Wherever possible we repair, refurbish and recycle. FHL welcomes people to join the team and offers active, interesting and skilled work for volunteers and trainees.

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

Latest income
£229k
Latest spending
£199k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £126,520, with unrestricted reserves at £102,951. The charity reports a net income of £29,982 and maintains sensible reserves while meeting increased demand for services. No material uncertainties or going concern issues were identified by the independent examiner.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sensible reserves (held: £103k)
“We maintain sensible reserves” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Surrey · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£229k£199k
31/03/2024£192k£177k
31/03/2023£187k£176k
31/03/2022£171k£201k
31/03/2021£278k£179k

Common questions

Is THE FURNITURE HELPLINE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £126,520, with unrestricted reserves at £102,951. The charity reports a net income of £29,982 and maintains sensible reserves while meeting increased demand for services. No material uncertainties or going concern issues were identified by the independent examiner. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund24/10/2024£20kNew delivery van
The National Lottery Community Fund07/10/2022£10kOngoing core costs
The National Lottery Community Fund08/09/2022£102kCommunity vegetable growing
UK government25/08/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund07/05/2020£10kSupporting rehoused and low income families
The National Lottery Community Fund15/12/2011£10kFurniture Helpline Goes Online
The National Lottery Community Fund13/09/2005£38kReplacement Vehicle