SECOND TIME AROUND CHARITIES

Registered charity 1167212 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STACHARITIES

Second Time Around is a charity furniture restoration project that recycles unwanted or donated wooden furniture. Our vision is training and volunteering opportunities to promote social inclusion and independance for adults with learning disabilities.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£160k
Latest spending
£158k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a small surplus of £1,323 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted funds increasing to £115,522. The trustees report that despite high energy and insurance costs, the charity maintains stable client numbers and has capacity for further community inclusion activities. Reserves are held in cash and current accounts, with a policy to hold funds equivalent to one quarter of operating costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one quarter of operating costs (held: £116k)
Their policy is to hold enough funds to meet one quarters operating costs of Second Time Around and any small grants.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire · Oxfordshire · Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£160k£158k
31/03/2024£148k£150k
31/03/2023£145k£152k
31/03/2022£147k£148k
31/03/2021£196k£111k

Common questions

Is SECOND TIME AROUND CHARITIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a small surplus of £1,323 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted funds increasing to £115,522. The trustees report that despite high energy and insurance costs, the charity maintains stable client numbers and has capacity for further community inclusion activities. Reserves are held in cash and current accounts, with a policy to hold funds equivalent to one quarter of operating costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.