COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY SERVICES — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 25 January 1996
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02959482
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £584,147
Latest expenditure: £572,213
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Unit 13C, Southwick Industrial Estate, North Hylton Road, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR5 3TX

Website recorded by the regulator: www.csshelp.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The principal activity of the charity is supplying furniture and household goods to those most in need in the North East of England, in particular to people in Sunderland. The charity participates in charitable projects for the relief of elderly or disabled and vulnerable people in the same area. We promote reuse and recycling as a means of waste disposal and we provide recycling activities.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 29 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £584,147
Total Gross Expenditure: £572,213

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 24 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 24 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £560,658
Total Gross Expenditure: £512,833

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 19 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 19 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £458,242
Total Gross Expenditure: £460,684

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 25 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 25 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £341,436
Total Gross Expenditure: £384,162

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 26 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 26 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £341,436
Total Gross Expenditure: £384,162

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £584,147
Total Gross Expenditure: £572,213
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 440519
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 24 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £560,658
Total Gross Expenditure: £512,833
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 445907
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 19 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £458,242
Total Gross Expenditure: £460,684
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 363946
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 25 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £341,436
Total Gross Expenditure: £384,162
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 307000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £341,436
Total Gross Expenditure: £384,162
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 291851
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 4

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 91964
Income Other Trading Activities: 35428
Income Charitable Activities: 454504
Income Investments: 2251
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 584147
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £85,342
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £486,871
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 572213
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 783
Expenditure Support Costs: 127311
Expenditure Depreciation: 843
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 4918
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £68,818
Assets Total Fixed: 5058
Assets Own Use: 4998
Assets Long Term Investment: 60
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £262,891
Assets Total Liabilities: £169,490
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £98,459
Creditors One Year Total Current: 169490
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £109,757
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 68818
Funds Restricted: 29641
Funds Total: 98459
Count Employees: 10
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 24 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 78294
Income Other Trading Activities: 33551
Income Charitable Activities: 446867
Income Investments: 1946
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 560658
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £100,054
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £412,779
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 512833
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 13
Expenditure Support Costs: 152425
Expenditure Depreciation: 118
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -118
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £48,648
Assets Total Fixed: 140
Assets Own Use: 80
Assets Long Term Investment: 60
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £281,541
Assets Total Liabilities: £195,156
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £86,525
Creditors One Year Total Current: 195156
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £147,631
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 48648
Funds Restricted: 37877
Funds Total: 86525
Count Employees: 10
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Sunderland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Tyne And Wear
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY SERVICES
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1996-01-25T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 17/08/1994AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/12/1994AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20/02/2003AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 15/08/2013
Charitable Objects: TO RELIEVE POVERTY BY SUPPLYING AND RENOVATING FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS TO THOSE IN NEED IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND; THE RELIEF OF ELDERLY OR DISABLED PEOPLE BY PARTICIPATING IN ANY CHARITABLE SCHEMES OR SERVICE TO BENEFIT SUCH PEOPLE IN NEED; TO PROTECT AND SAFEGUARD THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF RE-USE AND RECYCLING AS A MEANS OF WASTE DISPOSAL AND THE PROVISION OF RECYCLING ACTIVITIES.
Area Of Benefit: NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 167458
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: SUNDERLAND COMMUNITY FURNITURE SERVICE

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff