B&Q Foundation — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 7 May 2019
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 11868617
Financial period: 1 February 2024 – 31 January 2025
Latest income: £2,239,239
Latest expenditure: £2,198,622
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: B & Q HOUSE, CHESTNUT AVENUE, CHANDLER'S FORD, EASTLEIGH, SO53 3LE

Website recorded by the regulator: https://bqfoundation.org.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE THOSE IN NEED ACROSS THE UK. BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE, IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY MAKING GRANTS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES WHO ARE PROVIDING, MAINTAINING, REPAIRING AND IMPROVING HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SPACES, AND PROVIDING HOUSING ADVICE AND SUPPORT

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 23 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 23 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,239,239
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,198,622

Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 12 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 12 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,180,560
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,347,945

Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 14 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 14 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,878,353
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,279,207

Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 8 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 8 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,724,675
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,271,495

Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 16 November 2021
Date Accounts Received: 16 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £926,077
Total Gross Expenditure: £690,536

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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 February 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2025
Ar Received Date: 23 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,239,239
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,198,622
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 627

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2024
Ar Received Date: 12 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,180,560
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,347,945
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 575

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2023
Ar Received Date: 14 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,878,353
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,279,207
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 285

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2022
Ar Received Date: 8 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,724,675
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,271,495
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 207

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2021
Ar Received Date: 16 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £926,077
Total Gross Expenditure: £690,536
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

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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 February 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2025
Ar Received Date: 23 September 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 2233854
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 5385
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2239239
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £19,279
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,179,343
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2198622
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1945659
Expenditure Governance: 13728
Expenditure Support Costs: 179684
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £108,731
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £516,847
Assets Total Liabilities: £312,683
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £204,164
Creditors One Year Total Current: 192683
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 120000
Assets Cash: £440,416
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 108731
Funds Restricted: 95433
Funds Total: 204164
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2024
Ar Received Date: 12 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 2166397
Income Other Trading Activities: 14163
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2180560
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £27,531
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,320,414
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2347945
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 2107673
Expenditure Governance: 14304
Expenditure Support Costs: 167914
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £113,114
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £307,755
Assets Total Liabilities: £144,208
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £163,547
Creditors One Year Total Current: 94208
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 50000
Assets Cash: £212,527
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 113114
Funds Restricted: 50433
Funds Total: 163547
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2023
Ar Received Date: 14 November 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 1878353
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1878353
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,279,207
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2279207
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 2030419
Expenditure Governance: 13499
Expenditure Support Costs: 74630
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £325,972
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £386,141
Assets Total Liabilities: £55,209
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £330,932
Creditors One Year Total Current: 55209
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £126,943
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 325972
Funds Restricted: 4960
Funds Total: 330932
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2022
Ar Received Date: 8 September 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 1724675
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1724675
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,271,495
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1271495
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1065213
Expenditure Governance: 19754
Expenditure Support Costs: 19754
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £50,000
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,119,821
Assets Total Liabilities: £388,035
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £731,786
Creditors One Year Total Current: 388035
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £525,538
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 731786
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 731786
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2021
Ar Received Date: 16 November 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 926077
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 926077
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £690,536
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 690536
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 688826
Expenditure Governance: 1710
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £278,606
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £330,316
Assets Total Liabilities: £51,710
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £278,606
Creditors One Year Total Current: 51710
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £289,315
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 278606
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 278606
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: B&Q Foundation
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2019-05-07T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 08 MAR 2019AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 01 MAY 2019 as amended on 10 Mar 2020
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE THOSE IN NEED ACROSS THE UK AND THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE, IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY MAKING GRANTS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES WHO ARE PROVIDING, MAINTAINING, REPAIRING AND IMPROVING HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SPACES, AND PROVIDING HOUSING ADVICE AND SUPPORT.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 613116
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE B&Q GOODHOME FOUNDATION

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests