The Furnival

Analysis

The Furnival is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in November 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08582273). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Furnival reported income of £110k and spending of £71k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £39k to £110k (+183%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Furnival sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stoke Youth Musical Theatre Company (£110k), Didsbury Parsonage Trust (£110k) and Marshland St James & District Community & Sports Centre (£110k).

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