Furnishing Futures CIO

Analysis

Furnishing Futures CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Furnishing Futures CIO reported income of £882k and spending of £958k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2026, income grew from £316k to £882k (+179%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Furnishing Futures CIO sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% 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 Parks Options Limited (£881k), Emmaus North East (£885k) and Asate Ltd (£880k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 86% and charitable activities 13%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £47k. Charitable activities took 55% of spending and raising funds 6.7%. Reserves of £220k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.