county durham furniture help scheme

The charity supports people with disabilities and the general public. County Durham Furniture Help Scheme is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Chilton and operates in Durham.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Charity object to relieve poverty by the provision of a furniture and household goods recycling service of low cost to those people resident in County Durham who are in necessitous circumstances. We divert bulky waste that would otherwise go to landfill. We also offer volunteering opportunities, work experience and training for all age ranges. Also an employability and job prospect improvement arm

Fundraising

See where County Durham Furniture Help Scheme is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Local Authority

Durham

Financial Information

Latest Income

£765,460

Latest Expenditure

£694,150

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 90.7%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 100.0%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 0.0%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £203,092

Charitable Activities £562,366

Other Trading £0

Investments £2

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £694,150

Raising Funds £0

Governance £0

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£765,460	£694,150	£694,150	£17,588	£17,588	10 / 11
2023	£475,955	£558,679				0 / 16
2022	£579,432	£545,918	£545,918	£29,002	£29,002	10 / 15
2021	£475,000	£465,000				0 / 22
2020	£459,000	£453,200				0 / 15