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the worshipful company of furniture makers' charitable funds incorporating the furnishing trades benevolent association

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Activities & Mission

Promote, encourage and foster the craft and industry of furnishing and furniture and its ancilliary activities in the United Kingdom,Advance education in the industry.Relieve financial hardship of present and past employees of the Industry, their families, relatives and dependants.

Fundraising

See where The Worshipful Company Of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating The Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£706,702
Latest Expenditure
£1,223,665

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 123.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 71.2%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 34.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £88,475
Charitable Activities £396,464
Other Trading £0
Investments £89,158
Other Income £132,605

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £870,740
Raising Funds £352,925
Governance £68,603
Grants to Institutions £33,187
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£706,702£1,223,665£870,740£6,066,030£6,066,03011 / 8
2023£668,918£1,263,010£905,414£6,257,252£6,257,2529 / 7
2022£793,301£949,455£672,552£6,926,159£6,926,1588 / 8
2021£409,897£1,163,1170 / 8
2020£735,192£1,203,962£838,062£7,167,799£6,799,23011 / 100

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
The Furniture Makers Co
12 Austin Friars
London
EC2N 2HE
Registration Date
1 December 1992
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
1015519
Charity Number
1015519

Trustees

Paul Heinrich Sigismund von der Heyde
Hugh Charles Garforth-Bles
Charles Vernon
Benedict Burbidge
jonathan Hindle
hayden davies

Sectors & Classifications

Also Known As

  • FIT
  • FURNISHING INDUSTRY TRUST
  • FURNISHING TRADES BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION
  • FREDERICK PARKER COLLECTION
  • THE FURNITURE MAKERS' COMPANY
  • THE FURNITURE MAKERS COMPANY, THE FURNISHING INDUSTRY’S CHARITY