Glossopdale Furniture Project
Analysis
Glossopdale Furniture Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derbyshire. It was registered in March 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05541653). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Glossopdale Furniture Project reported income of £240k and spending of £257k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £237k to £240k (+1.2%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Glossopdale Furniture Project sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Whitstable Non-Ecclesiastical Charities (£239k), Epsom and Ewell Islamic Society (£240k) and Aspatria Dreamscheme Limited (£239k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
We collect donations of unwanted furniture from the public and help people on low incomes with affordable furniture. We supply people who have been homeless and are setting up a new home with a free furniture pack. We divert good usable furniture away from landfill.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Whitstable Non-Ecclesiastical Charities | Kent | £239k |
| Epsom and Ewell Islamic Society | Epsom | £240k |
| Aspatria Dreamscheme Limited | Wigton | £239k |
| Islington Gospel Trust Limited | London | £240k |