Melton and District Furniture Project

Analysis

Melton and District Furniture Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Melton Mowbray. It was registered in April 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04105094). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Melton and District Furniture Project reported income of £84k and spending of £66k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £100k to £84k (-16%), an average of -4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 24%. 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, Melton and District Furniture Project sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parks Volunteer Resource and Retail Outlet (£84k), Jewish Home Network Limited (£84k) and Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) the Covenant Assembly (£84k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.