Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 3
  • Positive trading contribution: +2;Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

KENNET FURNITURE REFURBIZ

Recycling of good quality used furniture and white goods at affordable prices to the disadvantaged in Wiltshire and surrounding areas.Volunteer and paid employment and training of people unable to sustain open employment
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
  • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/09/23£677£666£11£0£379£3796.81212
30/09/22£477£381£96n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/21£399£278£121n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/20£266£211£56n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/19£246£216£30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/18£210£195£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/17£163£166£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/16£165£166£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/15£185£201£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/14£210£228£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/13£161£162£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/12£88£84£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/11£64£79£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/10£58£68£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/09£67£75£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/08£84£75£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/07*£79£73£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/06£77£76£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/05£77£83£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/04£62£70£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 18%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 6.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 4.1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 28 years

www.kfr.org.uk

info@kfr.org.uk

01380720200

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other education support
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bath And North East Somerset, Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Wiltshire Community Foundation£17,041
DCMS£9,364
Masonic Trust£1,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,000 07/02/2023
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to KFR
£9,541 17/02/2021
1
Funding towards core costs for the next 2 months.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,364 28/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Wiltshire Community Foundation - KFR White Goods and Furniture Provision Fund
£7,500 28/10/2019
KFR takes donations of furniture and white goods which they recondition to sell at affordable prices to the public or at subsided prices for people experiencing particular hardship. Funding would be ....more
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Volunteer core costs
£5,000 24/10/2018
Kennet Furniture Refurbiz collects unwanted furniture and household goods to sell at affordable prices to people on low incomes. Funding will contribute towards salary of the Volunteer Coordinator ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - KFR Provision Project
£9,921 14/05/2018
12
The funding will allow the organisation to continue providing white goods to families in need. The group works in conjunction with other local organisations to provide essential items in a timely way ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 18/04/2018
Kennet Furniture Refurbiz Core Funding
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Kennet Furniture Recycling
£15,000 27/09/2013
KFR refurbishes furniture and electrical goods and makes them available to people on low incomes. This grant will teach furniture repair and restoration skills to offenders in Erlestoke prison to ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 37-75
  • CHRISTOPHER NOEL BARRY SHEARS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Development Director
  • DANIEL NORMAN DICKINSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: It Manager
  • IAN JOHN POULTON (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director
  • KEVIN DOUGLAS HARRISON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • PAMELA COLLIER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Human Resources
  • PATRICK JOHN GEORGE ENGLISH Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired
  • PAUL CRERAND Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • SEBASTIANO OTTAVIO Appointed: 2023
  • VICTORIA ANN SAUNDERS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Planning Manager
  • YVONNE PEARCE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/07/1996, number: 1056649
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/06/1996, number: 03213883
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR07: 47 days late,
Main office

Unit 6b(5) Hopton Industrial Estate
London Road
Devizes
Wiltshire
SN10 2EU

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY PROVISION OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND EFFECTS TO THOSE PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH ITEMS BY REASON OF THEIR NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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