THE FURNIVAL

Registered charity 1154656 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our main focus is to find creative ways to engage with the local community in Burngreave and surrounding areas.Our Creative English programme has worked with over 500 women and children from diverse backgrounds, building confidence in language and improving understanding of daily life in a new country. We support local women to share skills and resources, set priorities and help lead activities.

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Latest income

£110k

Latest spending

£71k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net incoming resource of £38,684 for the year, resulting in a total unrestricted fund balance of £57,466. The trustees have designated £23,750 of these funds to cover potential closure and redundancy costs. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, and the trustees confirmed the accounts were prepared on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: up to £50,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)

“No employees received emoluments in excess of £50,000 per year” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: £23,750 to cover the cost of closure and statutory redundancy payments (held: £57k)

“designated an amount of £23,750 to cover the cost of closure and statutory redundancy payments should the remaining operational reserves deplete to a level that is no longer sustainable.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 08582273

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.

JOHNSON, Louise Katy — director, appointed 25/03/2024on trustee list
CLOKE, Iain Frederick — director, appointed 24/06/2013on trustee list
KEENE, Ralph John Checkley — director, appointed 24/06/2013on trustee list
POWER, Michael — director, appointed 24/06/2013on trustee list

Official officers record.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (11/08/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

IAIN FREDERICK CLOKEchair · trustee of 2 other charities
Louise Katy Johnson · trustee of 1 other charity
MICHAEL POWER · trustee of 3 other charities
RALPH JOHN CHECKLEY KEENE · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£110k	£71k
31/08/2024	£77k	£64k
31/08/2023	£66k	£45k
31/08/2022	£35k	£42k
31/08/2021	£39k	£37k

Common questions

Is THE FURNIVAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net incoming resource of £38,684 for the year, resulting in a total unrestricted fund balance of £57,466. The trustees have designated £23,750 of these funds to cover potential closure and redundancy costs. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, and the trustees confirmed the accounts were prepared on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE FURNIVAL earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the up to £50,000 band.

Who funds THE FURNIVAL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE FURNIVAL as a grant recipient include THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUST, CHURCH BURGESSES TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£3k
CHURCH BURGESSES TRUST	FY2022	£3k	General charitable grant
THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£0

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	02/09/2025	£220k	The Furnival
Sheffield City Council	22/02/2024	£553	Connecting Communities - Community Meals
The National Lottery Community Fund	10/06/2022	£10k	Creative English
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/12/2018	£10k	Bringing Communities together