REFURNISH DEVON — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 7 May 2009
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04199124
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,211,761
Latest expenditure: £1,248,596
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: REFURNISH DEVON, 2A WRANGATON BUSINESS PARK, WRANGATON, DEVON, TQ10 9GQ

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Refurnish collects unwanted reusable household goods throughout Devon, Plymouth & Torbay to reduce the amount of goods going to waste & help alleviate poverty by providing them at low cost to local people. Electrical goods are professionally tested/repaired. We create employment, training and volunteering opportunities particularly for people who are long term unemployed and/or have support needs.

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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: 22 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 22 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,211,761
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,248,596

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: 28 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 28 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,288,685
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,287,620

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: 31 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,185,650
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,176,289

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: 21 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 21 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,223,453
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,099,611

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: 28 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 28 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £686,742
Total Gross Expenditure: £623,316

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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: 22 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,211,761
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,248,596
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 68518
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: 85

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: 28 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,288,685
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,287,620
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: 89

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: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,185,650
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,176,289
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 75535
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: 31

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: 21 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,223,453
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,099,611
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Contracts: 106886
Income From Government Grants: £109,146
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 60

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: 28 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £686,742
Total Gross Expenditure: £623,316
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 1910
Income From Government Grants: £256,361
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 41

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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: 22 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 1408
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1179131
Income Investments: 11222
Income Other: 20000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1211761
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,248,596
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1248596
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4114
Expenditure Support Costs: 43523
Expenditure Depreciation: 10300
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £321,803
Assets Total Fixed: 707118
Assets Own Use: 36462
Assets Long Term Investment: 670656
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £104,510
Assets Total Liabilities: £489,825
Assets Current Investment: 11850
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £321,803
Creditors One Year Total Current: 95040
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 394785
Assets Cash: £55,399
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 321005
Funds Restricted: 798
Funds Total: 321803
Count Employees: 47
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: 28 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 4826
Income Other Trading Activities: 1197119
Income Charitable Activities: 64132
Income Investments: 11231
Income Other: 11377
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1288685
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,287,620
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1287620
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4306
Expenditure Support Costs: 128331
Expenditure Depreciation: 10797
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £358,638
Assets Total Fixed: 698216
Assets Own Use: 698216
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £156,581
Assets Total Liabilities: £496,159
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £358,638
Creditors One Year Total Current: 67022
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 429137
Assets Cash: £110,444
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 358638
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 358638
Count Employees: 45
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 31 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 1086204
Income Charitable Activities: 75739
Income Investments: 6415
Income Other: 17292
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1185650
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,176,289
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1176289
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 3976
Expenditure Support Costs: 117231
Expenditure Depreciation: 13972
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £357,573
Assets Total Fixed: 706830
Assets Own Use: 28542
Assets Long Term Investment: 678288
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £198,666
Assets Total Liabilities: £547,923
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £357,573
Creditors One Year Total Current: 102078
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 445845
Assets Cash: £139,565
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 357573
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 357573
Count Employees: 44
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 21 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 6414
Income Other Trading Activities: 953744
Income Charitable Activities: 144280
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 119015
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1223453
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,099,611
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1099611
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4626
Expenditure Support Costs: 162481
Expenditure Depreciation: 17433
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £348,212
Assets Total Fixed: 29297
Assets Own Use: 29297
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £415,287
Assets Total Liabilities: £96,372
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £348,212
Creditors One Year Total Current: 50295
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 46077
Assets Cash: £369,473
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 348212
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 348212
Count Employees: 36
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 28 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 45160
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 641582
Income Total Income And Endowments: 686742
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £620,166
Expenditure Other: 3150
Expenditure Total: 623316
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 3150
Expenditure Support Costs: 3150
Expenditure Depreciation: 20336
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £224,370
Assets Total Fixed: 41514
Assets Own Use: 41514
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £320,621
Assets Total Liabilities: £137,765
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £224,370
Creditors One Year Total Current: 80344
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 57421
Assets Cash: £242,946
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 224370
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 224370
Count Employees: 32
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Devon
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Plymouth City
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cornwall
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Torbay
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: REFURNISH DEVON
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2019-07-26T00:00:00
Reason: Amalgamated
Assoc Organisation Number: 4037978
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1125405
Assoc Charity Name: SMR PHOENIX

Charity Name: REFURNISH DEVON
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2009-05-07T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 12 APRIL 2001 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 27 FEBRUARY 2009
Charitable Objects: THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT FOR PUBLICBENEFIT THROUGH THE COLLECTION, REUSE AND RECYCLING OFHOUSEHOLD AND COMMERCIAL WASTE AND THROUGH THE PROVISION OFSUPPORT AND ADVICE TO DO THE SAME.THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY THE RECYCLING AND PROVISIONOF SAFE, CLEAN AND AFFORDABLE FURNITURE, CLOTHES AND OTHERHOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO PEOPLE ON LOW INCOME IN DEVON ANDSURROUNDING AREAS.THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC INSUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OFTRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, WORK EXPERIENCE AND VOLUNTEERINGOPPORTUNITIES FOR A VARIETY OF PEOPLE INCLUDING PEOPLE WHO HAVEBEEN LONG TERM UNEMPLOYED AND /OR HAVE SUPPORT NEEDS.
Area Of Benefit: DEVON

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 493066
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: REFURNISH

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures