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THE SOFA PROJECT

Registered charity 287088 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as REVAMP, SOFA, SOFA PROJECT

SOFA PROJECT IS A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE WITH THE CHARITABLE AIMS OF SUPPORTING THE REHABILITATION OF PRISONERS THROUGH WORK OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ORGANISATION. THESE ACTIVITIES MAINLY COMPRISE THE RE-USE OF UNWANTED/DONATED FURNITURE AND DOMESTIC APPLIANCES BY REFURBISHING THEM AND SUPPLYING THEM AT LOW PRICES TO PEOPLE ON LOW INCOMES.

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

Latest income
£676k
Latest spending
£686k
Registered
1983
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year in a deficit with unrestricted reserves of £2,806, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The trustees noted that the reserve target was not met and that redundancies were implemented due to reduced local government contracts and rising costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-3k; policy: three and six month’s expenditure)
“The trustees have noted that the target for the reserves has not been met in 2024/25” — page 7
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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold); recorded price paid £6k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

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

Total income
£676k
Total spending
£686k
Cost of raising funds
£13k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
20

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (73% 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: 1.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Bristol City · North Somerset · South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£676k£686k
31/03/2024£642k£658k
31/03/2023£594k£663k
31/03/2022£585k£571k
31/03/2021£699k£638k

Common questions

Is THE SOFA PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year in a deficit with unrestricted reserves of £2,806, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The trustees noted that the reserve target was not met and that redundancies were implemented due to reduced local government contracts and rising costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE SOFA PROJECT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SOFA PROJECT as a grant recipient include COLEFAX CHARITABLE TRUST, THE VAN NESTE FOUNDATION, THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION, LANGDALE TRUST, THE LESLIE MARY CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
COLEFAX CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£15k
THE VAN NESTE FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
LANGDALE TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE LESLIE MARY CARTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE TRUEMARK TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5kAdvancement of poverty
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5kAdvancement of poverty
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE WALTER GUINNESS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE ROBERT GAVRON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2022£3kIn Bristol provides rehabilitation and pre-employment opportunities for prisoners and young offenders through furniture recycling.
MICHAEL AND SHIRLEY HUNT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3kwork experience for prisoners refurbishing white goods
MICHAEL AND SHIRLEY HUNT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3kwork experience for prisoners refurbishing white goods
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2023£3kCharitable activities
THE MAGENI TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE DWF FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2kAdvancement of poverty
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
J S F POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2022£2kSocial & Community welfare
EMERTON-CHRISTIE CHARITYFY2022£2k
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE NOEL BUXTON TRUSTFY2025£2kTo support job training for prisoners and ex-offenders
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k
THE NOEL BUXTON TRUSTFY2023£2kTo support job training for prisoners and ex-offenders
WHITAKER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE NOEL BUXTON TRUSTFY2024£2kTo support job training for prisoners and ex-offenders
J S F POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2023£2kSocial & Community welfare
THE S M B TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE S M B TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE CPF TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE CPF TRUSTFY2024£1k
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATIONFY2025£1k
The Patricia Routledge FoundationFY2024£1k
THE ASTOR FOUNDATIONFY2023£1k
THE CHILLAG FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
WHITAKER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATIONFY2025£1k
THE MAGENI TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE MAGENI TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATIONFY2026£1k
THE ASTOR FOUNDATIONFY2022£750Community
THE CHILLAG FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£600
THE MAGENI TRUSTFY2023£500

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund17/07/2009£10kImproving organisational capacity, effectiveness and efficiency through ICT
The National Lottery Community Fund03/02/2005£4kcomputers

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£24k
THE DAVID GIBBONS FOUNDATION1£6k
THE INMAN CHARITY1£5k
THE DULVERTON TRUST1£5k
THE GROCERS' CHARITY1£5k
THE NORMAN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE HEAVITREE TEAM MINISTRY1£173

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE SOFA PROJECT£676k—0below—no doubt
SOFA FY2025£241k—0unclear—no doubt
GLOSSOPDALE FURNITURE PROJECT FY2025£240k—0above—no doubt
DONCASTER REFURNISH FY2024£1.7m—0above—no doubt
THE FURNITURE PROJECT FY2025£523k—0unclear—no doubt
SOFEA FY2025£3.4m——unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.