BARROW DOMESTIC APPLIANCES CIO

Registered charity 1184374 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BARROW DOMESTIC APPLIANCES CIC

Providing low cost white goods to the disadvantaged in the Barrow-in-Furness, South & West Cumbria areas, being based in Central Ward in Barrow (the 23rd most deprived district in England). Extra discounts are given for those on benefits & pensioners. We work with local groups to better assist those in need. We offer training & work placement opportunities to the long term unemployed.

Objects

(A)TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE AREA OF BARROW-IN-FURNESS, SOUTH AND WEST CUMBRIA THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT BY RECYCLING UNWANTED DOMESTIC APPLIANCES AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD COMMODITIES.(B)THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN BARROW-IN-FURNESS, SOUTH AND WEST CUMBRIA BY:(I)THE SALE OF RECYCLED UNWANTED DOMESTIC APPLIANCES AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD COMMODITIES TO PEOPLE ON LOW INCOMES, AND;(II)THE PROVISION OF WORK PLACEMENT, TRAINING AND VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES TO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE OR PEOPLE IN POVERTY TO ASSIST THEM IN RETURNING TO WORK OR GAINING EMPLOYMENT.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a small profit of £4,792 for the period, improving from a deficit in the previous year. Free/unrestricted reserves (cash in hand) stood at £5,716, which the trustees hold to avoid overdrafts, noting that no formal reserves policy is in place. The charity reports no uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Paul Martin Raymond Fitzpatrickchair
• Graham Anthony Millar
• Ian Scott
• Roy Instance

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

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