Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 3

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 11

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 several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 28 years

www.kfr.org.uk

info@kfr.org.uk

01380720200

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/09/22		£477	£381	£96	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
30/09/21		£399	£278	£121	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
30/09/20		£266	£211	£56	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
30/09/19		£246	£216	£30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
30/09/18		£210	£195	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	20
30/09/17		£163	£166	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/16		£165	£166	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/15		£185	£201	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/14		£210	£228	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/13		£161	£162	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/12		£88	£84	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/11		£64	£79	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/10		£58	£68	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/09		£67	£75	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/08		£84	£75	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/07	*	£79	£73	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/06		£77	£76	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/05		£77	£83	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/04		£62	£70	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

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 works here?

Unknown number of employees
12 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant 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 "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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
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 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 towards their Provision Fund to provide white goods at no charge to people in crisis.
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 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 and volunteer expenses.
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 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 which prevents further problems with debt.
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 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 improve their chance of getting a job on release.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 37-74

CHRISTOPHER NOEL BARRY SHEARS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Development Director

DANIEL NORMAN DICKINSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: It Manager

IAN JOHN POULTON (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

JEFFREY EDWARD SUTHERLAND-KAY Appointed: 2021, 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

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

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 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

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