FURNITURE RESOURCE CENTRE LIMITED
Registered charity 700731 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as End Furniture Poverty, F R C, FRC GROUP, FURNITURE RESOURCE CENTRE (MERSEYSIDE) LIMITED
1) To relieve need, hardship or distress by the provision of furniture and other household accessories to low income families.2) To advance any charitable purpose for the benefit of the public and in particular the provision of training for excluded groups to further their chances of obtaining full time employment and the provision of recycling services which directly benefit the environment
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the Group reported a deficit of £705,963 for the 14-month period ended 31 May 2025, resulting in consolidated free reserves of £1,522,928. This figure is below the trustees' stated reserves policy target of at least £4,000,000, which is defined as six months of operational expenditure plus sufficient cash for future plans. Despite the deficit and reserves shortfall, the trustees and auditors confirm the Group has sufficient resources to continue as a going concern through to August 2027.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Grant Thornton UK LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
BULKY BOB'S — per its own Companies House accounts
- Turnover: £728k
- Profit before tax: £-85k
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.
- COURTNEY, Alli — director, appointed 27/09/2024on trustee list
- DIXON, Claire — director, appointed 27/09/2024on trustee list
- VEPARI, Fatima — director, appointed 27/09/2024on trustee list
- SPRUYT, Nicholas John — director, appointed 31/05/2023on trustee list
- HINES, John David, Dr — director, appointed 02/12/2008on trustee list
- VERNON, Jeffrey Barry — director, appointed 18/03/2005not on trustee list
- DORAN, Shaun — secretary, appointed 29/04/2026
Official officers record.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles 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.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is FURNITURE RESOURCE CENTRE LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Group reported a deficit of £705,963 for the 14-month period ended 31 May 2025, resulting in consolidated free reserves of £1,522,928. This figure is below the trustees' stated reserves policy target of at least £4,000,000, which is defined as six months of operational expenditure plus sufficient cash for future plans. Despite the deficit and reserves shortfall, the trustees and auditors confirm the Group has sufficient resources to continue as a going concern through to August 2027. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Grant Thornton UK LLP.
Who funds FURNITURE RESOURCE CENTRE LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name FURNITURE RESOURCE CENTRE LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION, THE MOULDING FOUNDATION, The Patricia Routledge Foundation, THE DWF FOUNDATION, PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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