DONCASTER REFURNISH — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Overdue
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 28 February 2007
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04905282
Financial period: 1 October 2023 – 30 September 2024
Latest income: £1,719,050
Latest expenditure: £1,771,749
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Unit 15, Hutton Business Park, Hangthwaite Road, Carcroft, Doncaster, DN6 7BD

Website recorded by the regulator: www.refurnish.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Refurnish is an entrepreneurial social enterprise that delivers social, environmental and economic targets. The organisation was formed in response to two factors; lack of affordable furniture for disadvantaged people who were often exploited by unethical lenders and the vast amounts of reusable furniture being buried in landfill. We use or work as a training aid for disadvantaged people.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2026

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 4 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 4 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,719,050
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,771,749

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 27 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 27 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,890,711
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,784,361

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,594,285
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,527,851

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 28 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 28 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,854,731
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,630,440

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 4 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,719,050
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,771,749
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £10,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 27 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,890,711
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,784,361
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £25,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,594,285
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,527,851
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £25,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 28 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,854,731
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,630,440
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £119,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2019
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2020
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2021
Ar Received Date: 30 July 2021
Total Gross Income: £1,529,037
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,548,263
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Grants: £296,901
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 32

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 4 June 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 78375
Income Other Trading Activities: 1640179
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 496
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1719050
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,386
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,770,363
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1771749
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 1771749
Expenditure Depreciation: 40824
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £664,293
Assets Total Fixed: 64907
Assets Own Use: 64907
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £699,439
Assets Total Liabilities: £91,151
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £673,195
Creditors One Year Total Current: 91151
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £537,731
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 664293
Funds Restricted: 8902
Funds Total: 673195
Count Employees: 53
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 27 June 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 87496
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1803032
Income Investments: 183
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1890711
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,784,361
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1784361
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 32712
Expenditure Support Costs: 1784361
Expenditure Depreciation: 39070
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £725,606
Assets Total Fixed: 78711
Assets Own Use: 78711
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £737,534
Assets Total Liabilities: £90,351
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £725,894
Creditors One Year Total Current: 90351
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £598,997
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 725606
Funds Restricted: 288
Funds Total: 725894
Count Employees: 50
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 July 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 80987
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1510720
Income Investments: 844
Income Other: 1734
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1594285
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £261,657
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,266,194
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1527851
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 1266194
Expenditure Depreciation: 38082
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £590,622
Assets Total Fixed: 114618
Assets Own Use: 114618
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £607,013
Assets Total Liabilities: £102,087
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £619,544
Creditors One Year Total Current: 102087
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £480,518
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 590622
Funds Restricted: 28922
Funds Total: 619544
Count Employees: 43
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 28 September 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 448991
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1404700
Income Investments: 1040
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1854731
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £232,704
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,397,736
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1630440
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 31935
Expenditure Support Costs: 1397736
Expenditure Depreciation: 10934
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £545,188
Assets Total Fixed: 56927
Assets Own Use: 56927
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £664,281
Assets Total Liabilities: £168,098
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £553,110
Creditors One Year Total Current: 168098
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £529,222
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 545188
Funds Restricted: 7922
Funds Total: 553110
Count Employees: 57
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2019
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2020
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2021
Ar Received Date: 30 July 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 372491
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1150239
Income Investments: 6307
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1529037
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £231,036
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,317,227
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1548263
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 39036
Expenditure Support Costs: 1317227
Expenditure Depreciation: 11249
Gain Loss Investment: -6889
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -13000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £328,819
Assets Total Fixed: 145752
Assets Own Use: 15752
Assets Long Term Investment: 130000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £334,452
Assets Total Liabilities: £151,385
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £328,819
Creditors One Year Total Current: 151385
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £199,557
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 328819
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 328819
Count Employees: 58
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Doncaster
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: South Yorkshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Rotherham
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: South Yorkshire
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

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

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: DONCASTER REFURNISH
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2007-02-28T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 19 SEPTEMBER 2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 23 JANUARY 2007.
Charitable Objects: 3. OBJECTS 3.1.1 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY 3.1.2 THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT 3.1.3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE3.1.4 THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP3.1.4.1 IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN PROJECTS, OR 3.1.4.2 TO EXISTING PROJECTS 3.1.4.3 TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE ITS PARTNERS IN THEIR PROVISION OF SOCIAL EMPLOYMENT THROUGH COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE. FURTHER TO AID AND ENHANCE WITH SUPPORT AND TRAINING THOSE PARTNERS AND EMPLOYEES WHERE APPROPRIATE3.1.4.4 TO PROMOTE, PROTECT AND SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS ENGAGED IN FURNITURE RE-USE, ALLIED INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES3.1.4.5 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ROLE OF FURNITURE RE-USE AND OTHER RECYCLING ACTIVITIES WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT AS WELL AS ITS ROLE IN THE COMBATING OF SOCIAL DEPRIVATION 3.1.5. THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS, AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS3.1.6 THE PROVISION OF HOUSING FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF HOUSING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR OR IN CHARITABLE OWNERSHIP PROVIDED THAT SUCH POWER SHALL NOT EXTEND TO RELIEVING ANY LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR OTHER BODIES OF A STATUTORY DUTY TO PROVIDE OR IMPROVE HOUSING3.1.7 THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES3.1.8 THE PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS OR SITES OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE3.1.9 THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES3.1.10 THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT3.1.11 THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE3.1.12 THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME3.1.13 SUCH APPROVED OBJECTS (AS DEFINED BY REGULATION 33 OF THE LANDFILL TAX REGULATIONS 1996 OR ANY AMENDMENT THERETO) AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AND ARE IN FURTHERANCE OF ANY OF THE PRECEDING OBJECTS 3.1.14 SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES ("THE OBJECTS").
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries