BARROW DOMESTIC APPLIANCES CIO — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 11 July 2019
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 11 July 2023 – 10 January 2025
Latest income: £128,578
Latest expenditure: £123,786
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Barrow Domestic Appliances, 13 High Street, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, Cumbria, LA14 1SW

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Providing low cost white goods to the disadvantaged in the Barrow-in-Furness, South & West Cumbria areas, being based in Central Ward in Barrow (the 23rd most deprived district in England). Extra discounts are given for those on benefits & pensioners. We work with local groups to better assist those in need. We offer training & work placement opportunities to the long term unemployed.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 11 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 10 January 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 10 November 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 29 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £128,578
Total Gross Expenditure: £123,786

Fin Period Start Date: 11 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 10 July 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 10 May 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 11 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 11 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £86,631
Total Gross Expenditure: £85,868

Fin Period Start Date: 11 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 10 July 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 10 May 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 11 May 2023
Date Accounts Received: 11 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £76,755
Total Gross Expenditure: £68,653

Fin Period Start Date: 11 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 10 July 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 10 May 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 9 May 2022
Date Accounts Received: 9 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £55,997
Total Gross Expenditure: £39,639

Fin Period Start Date: 11 July 2019
Fin Period End Date: 10 July 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 10 May 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 25 March 2021
Date Accounts Received: 25 March 2021
Total Gross Income: £73,959
Total Gross Expenditure: £64,002

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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: 11 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 10 January 2025
Ar Due Date: 10 November 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £128,578
Total Gross Expenditure: £123,786
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: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 11 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 10 July 2023
Ar Due Date: 10 May 2024
Ar Received Date: 11 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £86,631
Total Gross Expenditure: £85,868
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: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 11 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 10 July 2022
Ar Due Date: 10 May 2023
Ar Received Date: 11 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £76,755
Total Gross Expenditure: £68,653
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £2,064
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any 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: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 11 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 10 July 2021
Ar Due Date: 10 May 2022
Ar Received Date: 9 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £55,997
Total Gross Expenditure: £39,639
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £19,282
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 11 July 2019
Fin Period End Date: 10 July 2020
Ar Due Date: 10 May 2021
Ar Received Date: 25 March 2021
Total Gross Income: £73,959
Total Gross Expenditure: £64,002
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
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: 6

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: BARROW DOMESTIC APPLIANCES CIO
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2019-07-11T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 11 Jul 2019
Charitable Objects: (A)TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE AREA OF BARROW-IN-FURNESS, SOUTH AND WEST CUMBRIA THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT BY RECYCLING UNWANTED DOMESTIC APPLIANCES AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD COMMODITIES.(B)THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN BARROW-IN-FURNESS, SOUTH AND WEST CUMBRIA BY:(I)THE SALE OF RECYCLED UNWANTED DOMESTIC APPLIANCES AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD COMMODITIES TO PEOPLE ON LOW INCOMES, AND;(II)THE PROVISION OF WORK PLACEMENT, TRAINING AND VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES TO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE OR PEOPLE IN POVERTY TO ASSIST THEM IN RETURNING TO WORK OR GAINING EMPLOYMENT.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 617909
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: BARROW DOMESTIC APPLIANCES CIC

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management 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: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures