REFURNISH DEVON

Registered charity 1129455 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as REFURNISH

Refurnish collects unwanted reusable household goods throughout Devon, Plymouth & Torbay to reduce the amount of goods going to waste & help alleviate poverty by providing them at low cost to local people. Electrical goods are professionally tested/repaired. We create employment, training and volunteering opportunities particularly for people who are long term unemployed and/or have support needs.

Objects

THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT FOR PUBLICBENEFIT THROUGH THE COLLECTION, REUSE AND RECYCLING OFHOUSEHOLD AND COMMERCIAL WASTE AND THROUGH THE PROVISION OFSUPPORT AND ADVICE TO DO THE SAME.THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY THE RECYCLING AND PROVISIONOF SAFE, CLEAN AND AFFORDABLE FURNITURE, CLOTHES AND OTHERHOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO PEOPLE ON LOW INCOME IN DEVON ANDSURROUNDING AREAS.THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC INSUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OFTRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, WORK EXPERIENCE AND VOLUNTEERINGOPPORTUNITIES FOR A VARIETY OF PEOPLE INCLUDING PEOPLE WHO HAVEBEEN LONG TERM UNEMPLOYED AND /OR HAVE SUPPORT NEEDS.

Area of benefit: DEVON

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 · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £36,835 for the year, primarily due to operational restructuring and branch closures. Per the trustees' report, the charity anticipates returning to surplus in 2025-26 and replenishing cash reserves following these changes. Unrestricted funds decreased from £358,638 to £304,185, while total net assets stood at £321,803.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Russell & Young Ltd. 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 04199124

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• SKAITH, Janet — director, appointed 02/04/2024on trustee list
• HOPKINS, Jane — director, appointed 23/12/2017on trustee list
• ADAMS, Heather Louise — director, appointed 21/04/2015on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £150k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (26/07/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Heather Adams · trustee of 1 other charity
• JANE HOPKINS
• Janet Skaith

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

Operates in: Cornwall · Devon · Plymouth City · Torbay

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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

• DONCASTER REFURNISH income £1.7m
• TURNTABLE FURNITURE income £152k
• KENNET FURNITURE REFURBIZ income £1.2m
• GLOSSOPDALE FURNITURE PROJECT income £240k
• Bolton Community Furniture Store Limited income £371k
• PCREFURB income £202k

Side by side with its peers

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