Kennet Furniture Refurbiz

Analysis

Kennet Furniture Refurbiz is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wiltshire. It was registered in July 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03213883). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Kennet Furniture Refurbiz reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.1m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £399k to £1.2m (+193%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Kennet Furniture Refurbiz sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Karmand Community Association (£1.2m), Sabre Education Limited (£1.2m) and Sisters of Mercy Sunderland (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 96% and donations and legacies 2.2%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £54k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 28 people.