County Durham Furniture Help Scheme
Analysis
County Durham Furniture Help Scheme is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chilton. It was registered in November 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05559147). It says it provides human resources, provides services and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, County Durham Furniture Help Scheme reported income of £859k and spending of £860k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £475k to £859k (+81%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, County Durham Furniture Help Scheme sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cancer Prevention Research Trust (£857k), The Millennium Centre (St Helens) Ltd (£859k) and Beyond the Streets (£857k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 78% and donations and legacies 22%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £17k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 22%
- Charitable activities 78%
- Investments 0.0%
In the charity's own words
Charity object to relieve poverty by the provision of a furniture and household goods recycling service of low cost to those people resident in County Durham who are in necessitous circumstances. We divert bulky waste that would otherwise go to landfill. We also offer volunteering opportunities, work experience and training for all age ranges. Also an employability and job prospect improvement arm
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Cancer Prevention Research Trust | London | £857k |
| The Millennium Centre (St Helens) Ltd | St Helens | £859k |
| Beyond the Streets | London | £857k |
| NWG Network | Sheffield | £860k |