DEVON AND CORNWALL FURNITURE REUSE PROJECT LIMITED

Registered charity 1146877 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The reduction of poverty support for individuals who face disadvantage hardship, unemployment social exclusion and disabilities.Via the collection of unwanted furniture and white goods that are reconditioned and given back to members of the community either free of charge or a affordable low prices.Education linked to the environment. volunteering opportunities to the unemployed.Reduce reoffending

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

Latest income
£205k
Latest spending
£216k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net deficit of £11,058 for the year ended 31 December 2025, primarily due to a reduction in donations and grants of around £85,000. Total unrestricted reserves decreased from £44,649 to £34,481, while the charity aims to hold reserves equivalent to three months of operating costs. The trustees expressed confidence in continuing for the next 12 months despite noting that funding is becoming harder to gain and core costs are increasing.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3 months operating costs (held: £34k)
“The charity aims to hold a reserve of 3 months operating costs” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Independent examiner identified a matter of concern regarding petty cash expenditure not being reliably traced to supporting evidence.
“Whilst all expenditure was in line with expected charitable activities, petty cash expenditure could not be reliably traced to supporting evidence in all examples selected.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cornwall · Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£205k£216k
31/12/2024£247k£230k
31/12/2023£175k£202k
31/12/2022£154k£176k
31/12/2021£129k£144k

Common questions

Is DEVON AND CORNWALL FURNITURE REUSE PROJECT LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net deficit of £11,058 for the year ended 31 December 2025, primarily due to a reduction in donations and grants of around £85,000. Total unrestricted reserves decreased from £44,649 to £34,481, while the charity aims to hold reserves equivalent to three months of operating costs. The trustees expressed confidence in continuing for the next 12 months despite noting that funding is becoming harder to gain and core costs are increasing. 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 Fund03/03/2023£10kSpring Home
The National Lottery Community Fund12/09/2019£10kSmall Charity Big Help