**Unit 190, Road E, Boughton Industrial Estate North, Boughton, Newark, Notts. NG22 9LD** **Tel: 01623 836410 Email: recycle@thefurnitureproject.net Facebook: www.facebook.com/thefurnitureprojectnottinghamshire** **Twitter: @furniturenotts** **Website: www.thefurnitureproject.net** **Registered Charity Number: 1119360 Registered Company Number: 6016545** **Contents: Page No’s:** |The Management Committee & Staff|3| |---|---| |Aims & Objectives|4| |Constitution|5 - 10| |Chairperson’s Report|11| |Head Office / Warehouse & Shop|12| |Gift Aid|13| |Review of Activities & Achievements|14 - 15| |The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire: Statistics|16| |Probation Placement Statistics|17| |Collection Statistics: Items & Tonnage|18 - 21| |Collection Locations|22 - 24| |Acknowledgements & How to find us|25| |Annual Accounts|26| 2 **Management Committee Members** Chairman Mike Manning Local Resident Company Secretary John Bradford Local Resident Committee Member Bill Higgins NSDC Tenant Representative Committee Member Charles Daysh Jones & Co Solicitors Committee Member Derek Batey Ollerton & Boughton Town Council Committee Member Christine Fisher Mansfield District Council Committee Member Paula Hancock Ollerton & Boughton Town Council Committee Member Julia Parker Nottingham City Council Committee Member Angela Hazzledine Local Resident Committee Member Sue Stott Newark & Sherwood District Council ## **Staff & Volunteers** ||**Staff:**
Project Manager
Carole Batey
Deputy Manager &
Kevin O’Hare
Gift Aid Coordinator
Administrator
Carol White
Receptionist
Kim King
Warehouse Supervisor
Raymond Brindley
Warehouse / Upcycler
Mark O’Connor
Shop Manager
Rebecca Cooper
Project Drivers
Andrew Gill
John Clarridge
Brett Holmes
Chris Bird
Mark Mears||**Volunteers:**
Volunteer Driver
Paul Allen
David Brindley
Tony Finney
Volunteer Drivers Mate
Alan Wheeler
Rob Hallam
Tommy Boyle
Scott Clarke
Martin Malone
John Scott
4 Syrian Volunteers
Clothes (Warehouse)
Clare Holmes
Janet Moore
Shop Volunteers
Nancy George
Summer O’Connor
Dawn White
Winnie Lee
Margaret Nisbett
Jeanette Tomlinson| |---|---|---|---| 3 **AIMS AND OBJECTIVES** ## _**The main objects of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire are:**_ - To relieve the effects of poverty for disadvantaged people and help reduce need, hardship or distress by offering a provision of subsidised furniture and other essential household items to those in need. - To promote the 3 R’s (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) and reduce the amount going to landfill and thus help to protect our environment. - To offer volunteering and work placements to help people get back into paid employment or add a new dimension to the lives of those who are retired or in part time employment. - To provide ‘community payback’ opportunities for Nottinghamshire Probation Service placements. The work of the Furniture Project Nottinghamshire covers over 800 square miles of rural Nottinghamshire, with a population of over 850,000 people. We are also now covering parts of Lincolnshire and Derbyshire as the Project expands. This Project seeks to assist those in need by providing essential items of furniture at a heavily subsidised rate. This is done by collecting items donated by the public which are passed on via a referral system. The Project relies on a increasing number of welfare agencies/ organisations who administer the forms on our behalf. The Project operates five vehicles six days a week assisted by volunteers, and community service placements. We cover Mansfield, Newark, Retford, Worksop, Nottingham and all the villages in between as well as parts of Lincolnshire and some parts of Derbyshire. The Project attempts to assist all those meeting eligibility criteria but in particular those experiencing distress and hardship, e.g., homelessness, domestic violence, fire / flood victims or those returning into the community from institutions, prisons or hospitals. Serving such a large rural area and providing a service to a dispersed population is not an easy task and can create logistical problems. Changes to the benefits system mean more people are pushed into poverty and this in turn means demand for our referral service continues to increase. We rely on donations to meet this demand and on occasions the demand for certain items, in particular, beds and white goods means that demand exceeds supply making it impossible to provide all the items requested. 4 _**THE FURNITURE PROJECT NOTTINGHAMSHIRE**_ ## _**CONSTITUTION**_ ## **1. NAME** The name of the Organisation is The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire covering the East Midlands. ## **2. OBJECTS** The object(s) of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire are: -to relieve the effects of poverty for disadvantaged people and help reduce need, hardship or distress by offering a provision of subsidised furniture and other essential household items to those in need. -to promote the 3 R’s (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) and reduce the amount going to landfill and thus help to protect our environment. -to offer volunteering and work placements to help people get back into paid employment or add a new dimension to the lives of those who are retired or in part time employment. -to provide ‘community payback’ opportunities for Nottinghamshire Probation Service placements. In furtherance of the forgoing but not otherwise, The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire shall have the following powers: - (i) To purchase, acquire or receive gifts of essential items of furniture, bedding and other household accessories for re-use by needy families. (ii) Obtain, collect and receive money and funds by way of contributions, donations, Gift Aid, sale of excess stock, legacies, grants and any other lawful method, and accept and receive gifts of property of any description whether subject to any special trusts or not. (iii) Procure and provide information. (iv) Procure to be written and print, publish, issue and circulate gratuitously or otherwise any periodicals, books, pamphlets, leaflets or other documents. (v) Arrange and provide for or join in arranging and providing for the holding of exhibitions, meetings, lectures and classes. (vi) To employ and remunerate such staff as are necessary for carrying out the work of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire. (vii) To do all such things as are necessary for the attainment of the above objects, including the holding of property and raising of funds from statutory or voluntary sources ## **3. MEMBERSHIP** (a) Membership of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire shall be open to: - (i) Voluntary and Statutory Organisations who shall normally have a named representative and groups whose objectives include those which are consistent with those of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire, and who are accepted into membership by the Management Committee, to be approved by the next General Meeting. 5 (ii) Interested individuals accepted into membership by the Management Committee, to be approved at the next general meeting. (iii) Individuals currently volunteering for The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire. (b) Members will be entitled to attend and vote at general meetings, to be elected onto the Management Committee according to 4(b) and to be informed of any major changes in policy. They will also have the right to call special general meetings according to section 6(a) hereof. ## **4. MANAGEMENT** (a)The affairs of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire including the management of any freehold or leasehold property or premises held under licence or any funds held by The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire shall be directed by a committee (hereinafter called the "Management Committee") which shall be responsible for determining all matters of general policy. ## (b) The Management Committee shall consist of: - (i) Up to 11 full members to be elected at the Annual General Meeting. These shall be the Chair, Vice-Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary to be elected separately and seven others to be elected from the membership of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire. These 11 members are to be elected from the membership as defined in 3(a). (ii) A representative from the funding authority(s) shall have the right to attend meetings of the Management Committee but shall not have a right to vote. (iii) Members of staff of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire shall have the right to appoint a staff representative and have the same right of attendance as the Project Manger but will be asked to leave when disciplinary matters or conditions of service are discussed. (iv) A volunteer representative shall have the right to attend meetings of the Management Committee but shall not have the right to vote. They will be asked to leave the meeting when discussing confidential matters. (c) Where a place (or places) on the Management Committee are not filled; or where any member dies, resigns, or otherwise ceases to be a member of the Management Committee then it shall have the power to co-opt up to four other members to fill such vacant places until the end of the next Annual General Meeting. (d) The Management Committee shall serve from the end of the Annual General Meeting in one year until the end of the Annual General Meeting on the following year. (e) It shall be the duty of the Chair to conduct meetings of the Management Committee. If the Chair is absent from any meetings the Vice-Chair, if present, shall preside, or if she/he shall also be absent the members present shall before any business is conducted choose one of their number to preside at the meeting. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to ensure that an accurate record of all business conducted by the Management Committee is maintained. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to conduct and supervise the financial affairs of the Management Committee and The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire. Each said officer shall be ex-officio members of the sub-committees (as hereinafter defined). (f) The Management Committee shall have the power to appoint such sub-committees as may from time to time be necessary and to determine the terms of reference and procedure of such sub-committees. The Management Committee may delegate to any such sub-committees any or all of its powers as it may determine from time to time. (g) The Management Committee shall meet at least six times a year. 6 (h) In case the Management Committee shall not be unanimous upon any matter the decision of the majority shall bind the minority. Each member of the Management Committee shall be entitled to one vote. In the event of an equality of votes the chair, or other person presiding at the meeting shall have the casting vote. (i) Any four members of the Management Committee shall form a quorum but if within half an hour of the appointed time for the meeting a quorum is not present then the meeting shall proceed but no resolution may be proposed. (j) The Management Committee may invite to any single meeting or meetings such person, or persons as it shall in its absolute discretion think fit but such person, or persons shall not be entitled to vote in any proceedings of the Management Committee. (k) The Management Committee may by a simple majority pass a vote of no confidence in one or more of the officers referred to above and upon such resolution being passed the officer(s) in question shall cease to act and the Management Committee shall have power to replace her/him provided that no such resolution be passed unless the officer in question and all other members of the Management Committee have received fourteen days’ notice in writing of the proposed resolution. (l) Organisations represented on the Management Committee may nominate deputies to their appointed representatives. Such deputies may attend meetings when the appointed representatives are unable to attend but shall not exercise the power of voting of the appointed representatives. (m) The Management Committee may, at its discretion regard as lapsed the membership of any member of the Management Committee who has attended less than two of six consecutive meetings and in the case of a representative members may, after informing the member concerned, invite the organisation to nominate a replacement member. (n) Any member of the Management Committee shall cease to be a member thereof on the passing by a two-thirds majority of a resolution of that Management Committee provided that no such resolution shall be passed unless the member in question and all other members of the Management Committee have received no less than fourteen days’ notice in writing of the proposed resolution. (o) A member who is required to cease to be a member in accordance with paragraphs (k) - (n) shall have the right to appeal to a Special General Meeting of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire called in accordance with clause 6(b) hereof, which meeting shall have the power to reinstate the said number of the Management Committee. (p) The Management Committee shall be responsible for the recruitment, appointment, management and dismissal, where necessary, of any persons employed by The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire and shall ensure that such employees provide the Management Committee with adequate reports on their activities in their employment. However, such paid employees although they may be invited to attend and report to Management Committee Meetings in a non-voting capacity, may not attend at which their terms and conditions of employment are discussed. (q) No member of the Management Committee shall derive any pecuniary benefit from The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire and no such member shall be appointed to any office for which she/he would be entitled to receive payment for his/her service out of the funds or property of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire. (r) A member of the Management Committee shall be entitled to receive reasonable out of pocket payments by way of reimbursement of expenses properly and necessarily incurred by him/her for the purpose of enabling her/him to perform any of her/his duties as a member of the Management Committee. 7 (s) The Management Committee shall have the power to nominate persons to represent The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire on other organisations. (t) The Management Committee shall appoint qualified accountants and auditors and pay a reasonable remuneration to them. (u) The Chair and one other officer of the Management Committee may in exceptional circumstances make a decision on behalf of the Management Committee so long as that decision is brought before the next Management Committee Meeting for ratification. ## **5. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING** (a) The Annual General Meeting shall be held in each year at such time (not being more than fifteen months after the holding of the preceding Annual Meeting) and such place as the Management Committee shall determine. At least twenty-one days’ notice shall be given in writing to the members of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire and the Management Committee. Other meetings of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire shall be held at such times as may be determined by the Management Committee. (b) The purpose of the meeting shall be for the members to receive a report from the Management Committee on the work and activities of the previous year and on the current situation, work and prospects of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire; of receiving a report on the accounts of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire: of electing officers of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire and other members to form the Management Committee for the following year in accordance with paragraphs 4(b) hereof and of voting upon any resolutions to amend the Constitution of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire in accordance with clause 10 hereof. Nominations for election of officers of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire and other members to form the Management Committee should be sent to the Chairperson not less than fourteen days prior to the Annual General Meeting. (c) The Management Committee shall have the power to set up such Committees, SubCommittees, Working Parties and/or Support Groups as shall be deemed necessary for the proper management of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire, provided that full and regular reports are made back to the Management Committee and provided that a majority of the members of such Committees, Sub-Committees, Working Parties and/or Support Groups shall be members of the Management Committee. (d) The proceedings of the Management Committee shall not be invalidated by any failure to appoint or any defect in the appointment, election or qualification of a member. ## **6. SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING** (a) The Chair shall, within twenty-eight days of the Secretary, or Chair, receiving a written request to do so signed by not less than four full members and which give reasons for the said request call a Special General Meeting of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire for the purpose stated in the said request. (b) A member dismissed by resolution of the Management Committee wishing to exercise her/ his right to appeal under clause 4(n) above shall give notice in writing to this effect to the Secretary or Chair within seven days of the said resolution being passed. The Secretary or Chair shall then call a Special General Meeting of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire for the purpose of hearing the said appeal. (c) A meeting called under paragraphs (a) & (b) above shall not take place less than twentyone working days after it has been called and each member has had notification sent by email of the day, time and venue fixed for the meeting. 8 ## **7. PROCEDURE AT GENERAL MEETING** (a) It shall be the duty of the Management Committee to determine who shall chair any General Meeting of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire. (b) It shall be the duty of the Management Committee to ensure that proper minutes are taken of any General Meeting. (c) Subject to clause 10 hereof all questions arising at any General Meeting shall be decided by a simple majority of those present and entitled to vote thereat. The Chair shall in an equality of votes have the casting vote. (d) Only those persons who are members of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire shall be entitled to vote at any General Meeting of The Furniture Project. (e) Where a Special General Meeting has been called in accordance with clause 6(b) above, then the former member of the Management Committee shall have the right to address the said meeting as to why she/he should be reinstated on the Management Committee. A member of the Management Committee shall state the reasons for their actions. ## **8. FINANCE** (a) The income and property of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire wherever derived shall be applied solely towards the promotion of the objects of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire as set forth in this constitution, and no portion thereof shall be paid or transferred directly or indirectly by way of dividend, bonus or otherwise howsoever by the way of profit to any member of the Management Committee provided that nothing herein shall prevent the payment in good faith of reasonable and proper remuneration to any employee or service provider of the Management Committee. (b) All accounts of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire shall be the responsibility of the Treasurer who shall be responsible for presenting a quarterly statement of the financial position of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire to the Management Committee and a report on the accounts to the membership at the Annual General Meeting. (c) All monies received by or on behalf of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire shall be paid into such account(s) at such banks as are approved by the Management Committee and any cheques drawn on such accounts shall bear the signatures of at least two of those persons who by resolution of the Management Committee have been authorised to draw on such account or accounts. (d) The financial year shall run from April 1st to March 31st. Once at least in every year the accounts of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire shall be audited by one or more independent auditors. (e) The Management Committee may appoint and may determine the appointment of a custodian, trustee or trust corporation of not less than three persons to act as trustees for the purpose of holding any money or property belonging to The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire. (f) The trustees may on behalf of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire and with the approval of the Management Committee invest any money required for the immediate purpose of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire in any of the securities in which trust money may be by law invested with power from time to time to transpose such investments with the knowledge and approval of the Management Committee. Any property acquired by or for The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire shall be vested in the trustees. 9 (g) The trustees shall with such consent as by law required deal with the property so vested in them by way of sale, mortgage, charge, lease or otherwise howsoever directed by The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire. Such direction shall be given by a resolution of the members of the Management Committee passed by the majority of members present at a duly constituted meeting. A certificate signed by the Chair for the time being of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire shall in favour of a purchaser, mortgagee, charges, leasee or guarantee be conclusive evidence that such a direction was duly given. ## **9. DISSOLUTION** The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire may at any time be dissolved by a resolution passed by a two-thirds majority of those present and voting at a meeting of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire of which at least twenty-one days’ notice shall have been sent to all members of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire. Such resolutions may give instructions for the disposal of any assets held by or in the name of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire provided that if any property remains, after the satisfaction of all debts and liabilities such property shall be given or transferred to some other charitable purpose which is similar to some or all of the objects of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire as the Management Committee may determine. ## **10. ALTERATIONS TO THE CONSTITUTION** Alterations to the constitution shall receive the assent of not less than two-thirds of the members of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire and voting at a Special Meeting. A resolution for the alteration of the constitution shall be received by the Chair of the Management Committee at least twenty-one days before the meeting at which the resolution is to be brought forward. At least fourteen days’ notice in writing shall be given to the members and shall include notice of the alterations proposed. Date adopted: 06/02/2018 Signed by Chair: M. Manning 10 **Chairperson’s Report** This is my 20[th] year of involvement with the Project, my 10[th] year as Chairman and consequently my 10[th] Chairman’s report. I am usually in the enviable position of being able to report yet another successful year for the Project and thank Carole and all the staff for their hard work. Unfortunately I am sorry to say that this report is covering a year that has been decimated due to the Pandemic. We were closed from 23[rd] March 2020 and only open for a fairly short period during last summer. Carole has managed the situation quite brilliantly and we have come out of it with no loss of staff, a still healthy bank balance and much hope and high expectations for the future of the Project. On behalf of the Management Committee I would like to say a huge thanks to Carole who has bought the Project through an extremely difficult situation and also thank all the staff for their patience. Best wishes. ## _Mike MANNING_ Chairman Management Committee The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire 11 **Head Office & Warehouse** The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire Head Office and Warehouse is located in Unit 190 Boughton Industrial Estate North, Boughton, Newark, Notts. NG22 9LD. Tel: 01623 836410. We sell new clothes and excess furniture from here as well as co-ordinating our referral system for people experiencing hardship and need and administering Gift Aid on donated furniture and household items. Anyone wishing to donate furniture or household items which are in a good, reusable condition should ring us on the above number. All donations are gratefully received. ## **Meet the staff based at our Head Office / Warehouse:** Carole Batey, Kev O’Hare, Ray Brindley, Kim King, Carol White, Supervisor Mark O’Connor Upcycler / Warehouse ## **Our Shop** The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire shop is located at: Unit 1, Forest Road, New Ollerton, Newark, Notts. NG22 9PL. Tel: 01623 836622 #Preloved #Resue #WhyBuyNew #OllertonHighStreet ## **Meet the staff & volunteers based at our shop:** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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## **Opening Hours for Shop & Warehouse:** Mon - Thurs: 8.30am - 4.30pm Friday: 8.30am - 4.00pm Saturday: 9.30am - 2.30pm 12 We have revamped our Gift Aid form to make the front clearer and the back easier for our Drivers to log items collected. When a Gift Aided item is sold this mean we can then quickly identify the donor and they can be informed by letter or email of any money raised from their donation. Gift Aid continues to play an important part in helping to fund the Project as for every £1.00 donation we can claim an extra 25p from the Inland Revenue. When times are tough this can make a big difference for a Project like ours. So it is important that when the drivers go out collecting they make sure they ask the donors whether they are a UK tax payer and if they are if they would like to Gift Aid their items. It costs the donor nothing to Gift Aid and we do all the hard work; all they need to do is check the details are correct on the form and sign it. **A donation of furniture /** **household items** 13 **Review of Activities and Achievements 2020/ 21** It has been an extremely challenging year for The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire as the World has had to deal with a Coronavirus pandemic. For us it has meant the Project has had to cease operations 3 times during 2020/21 which has totalled over 7 months where both our warehouse and shop were closed and all collections and referrals had to be suspended. This has meant lost income and a reduction in volunteering placements, referrals, probation placements and collections. All of which have heavily impacted our usual statistics for the year, which you will see later on in the report. Income has also taken a massive hit, with bills still to pay but no money coming through our usual sales and other services we offer. Despite all of this the staff and volunteers have all pulled together during the times we have been allowed to open to ensure the smooth running of the Project and to meet the massive demand that has built up. Due to the pandemic all other activities we would have been involved in such as conferences, local events in the community and meetings also didn't take place or happened over ‘Zoom’. On a positive note we have now employed an ‘Upcycler’ / Warehouse person to repair and upcycle pieces of furniture that were destined for the tip. This reduces the amount of waste we send to landfill and showcases what you can do to old furniture to give it a new lease of life. #Inspiration ## **First National Lockdown** On the 23rd March 2020 The Project had to temporarily close due to the Coronavirus pandemic that had begun to sweep the World. This was our first experience of a lockdown and would see the Project shut until 15th June; a long 12 weeks not offering any of our services, having no income, but still bills to pay. In order to reopen we had to make the shop, warehouse and all of our activities ‘Covid safe’ and ensure our Health and Safety Policy reflected the challenges faced and reduced risk. This meant a one way system at our shop and warehouse and a limit on numbers allowed in at any one time. It also meant ensuring we had face masks and hand sanitiser available in our buildings and vans and a new cleaning regime was implemented. We also saw a reduction in volunteers and a complete stop to probation placements. ## **Approved Reuse Centre** On the 30th July we had our second ARC audit by The Reuse Network. Because of the ongoing pandemic this was done via ‘Zoom’ and despite all the recent challenges we had faced we passed this with flying colours and secured our ‘Approved Reuse Centre’ status for another year. 14 ## **Second National Lockdown** At the beginning of November we again had to close the Project down because of rising cases of Covid in the UK. This saw us shut for a month this time, reopening on 2nd December 2020. Demand for our services when we reopened was again massive and saw us working on Sundays to be able to meet it. ## **Third National Lockdown** In January 2021 it was announced by the Government that we were going into a third national lockdown. This was a huge blow to everyone and meant the Project had to close down yet again. Staff were put on furlough and with no end date given we faced huge uncertainty as to whether the Project could survive yet another closure. The Project was finally able to reopen on the 12th April 2021 and work began again to catch up on the massive backlog of work and need that had built up whilst we were shut. We remain hopeful that this will be the last and that we have weathered the storm with the help of the various grants that were available. Only time will tell but we are busier than ever with people wanting to donate items and with referrals coming in from people in need and facing hardship. Our warehouse and shop are also doing well as it seems people are looking at buying preloved rather than new in these uncertain times. 15 ## **The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire: Statistics** We have collected the following statistics over the period 1st April 2020—31st March 2021: (Please note: Due to Covid these figures are not reflective of a typical year as the Project was shut for over 6 months) Items & Tonnage: **9838** items were collected with a combined weight of approx. **246** tonnes which was diverted from landfill and either reused or recycled. Previous Years: 2019/20: 14,112 items collected with weight of 376 tonnes (affected by Covid) 2018/19: 15,957 items collected with weight of 431 tonnes 2017/18: 14,722 items collected with weight of 407 tonnes ## Collections: We made **2923** collections from **242** towns and villages throughout Nottinghamshire and some parts of Lincolnshire / Derbyshire. Previous Years: 2019/20: 4836 collections from 262 towns/villages (affected by Covid) 2018/19: 5213 collections from 264 towns/villages 2017/18: 5180 collections from 256 towns/villages ## Probation Placements: We provided **166 hours** community payback, offering **6** individuals placements from Mansfield, Newark, Worksop & Nottingham Probation Services. Previous Years: 2019/20: 6064.50 hrs & 275 placements 2018/19: 5638.75 hrs & 252 placements 2017/18: 4566.00 hrs & 156 placements ## Referrals: We received **604** referrals over the year which equates to approx. **24** referrals per week (based on approx. 6 mths of the year due to Covid). Of all the referrals we received we were able to deliver furniture and household items to **472** families /individuals. The total number of individuals helped was **993.** ## Previous Years: 2019/20: 1277 referrals received, 25 referrals/week, 844 referrals delivered 2018/19: 1625 referrals received, 31 referrals/week, 1015 referrals delivered 2017/18: 1397 referrals received, 27 referrals/week, 803 referrals delivered 16 The Fumiture Project.. PROBATKJN PLACEMENT STATISIICS Apr20- Zl nth.. I probaiion otfice-. Alter￿ances.. Apr-20 Man5fielLi Apf-20 wtrksopi Newark NDttingham Hrsworked.. NO ￿A.. 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Newark & Sherwood District Council - Nottinghamshire Probation Services - NCC - Local Improvement Scheme - NSDC - Government Covid Grants - HMRC - Job Retention Scheme ## **The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire would also like to thank the following:** - Nottingham Community Housing Association (NCHA) for all of their ongoing support - Mansfield District Council (Housing Solutions Department) - Newark & Sherwood District Council (Housing Options Department) - Jones & Co Solicitors - Ollerton & Boughton Town Council - Nottinghamshire Probation Service Headquarters - Newark, Worksop, Nottingham and Mansfield Probation Services - Nottinghamshire County Council for the use of Worksop Recycling Site - PC Commercials for maintenance of our vehicles - Lloyds Bank at Ollerton - All of the wonderful staff, volunteers and Management Committee who work so hard to make the Project a success We now have a Facebook and Twitter page so you can keep up to date with news, events, etc… Please like us on: Facebook at: www.facebook.com/thefurnitureprojectnotnghamshire Twitter: @furniturenotts 25 ## **The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire Annual Accounts April 2020—March 2021** 26 **THE FURNITURE PROJECT NOTTINGHAMSHIRE** **REGISTERED CHARITY NO 1119360 COMPANY REGISTRATION NO 6016545** **ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED** **31 MARCH 2021** ## **THE FURNITURE PROJECT NOTTINGHAMSHIRE** **ACCOUNTS** 31 March 2021 |**C O N T E N T S**
|**Page**| |---|---| |Officers & Professional Advisers|1| |Director’s Report|2 & 3| |Independent Examiner’s Report|4| |Statement of Financial Activities|5| |Balance Sheet|6| |Notes to the Accounts|7 to 9| **THE FURNITURE PROJECT NOTTINGHAMSHIRE** Page 1 ## **OFFICERS AND PROFESSIONAL ADVISERS** |**Director**|Mr M Manning| |---|---| |**Company secretary**|Mr J H Bradford| |**Registered office**|Unit 190| ||Boughton Industrial Estate| ||Boughton| ||Newark| ||Nottinghamshire| ||NG22 9LD| |**Accountants**|R E George| ||Chartered Accountant| ||18 High Street| ||Collingham| ||Newark| ||Nottinghamshire| ||NG23 7LA| |**Bankers**|Lloyds Bank Plc| ||Forest Road| ||Ollerton| ||Nottinghamshire| ||NG22 9PL| Page 2 ## **THE FURNITURE PROJECT NOTTINGHAMSHIRE** ## **DIRECTOR’S REPORT** for the year ended 31 March 2021 The director presents his report and financial statements for the Charity for the year ended 31 March 2021. ## **LEGAL STATUS** The company is a company limited by guarantee. ## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** The Project is established as a company limited by guarantee (No 6016545) and is a registered charity with the Charity Commission (No 1119360). The Furniture Project’s main objective is the relief of the effects of poverty for disadvantaged people living in deprived communities in North Nottinghamshire. Working in partnership with other Agencies/Organistaions we intend to provide furniture and other essential household items which are required to reduce the need, hardship or distress of these people so as to encourage them to adopt a more positive approach to their quality of life. We will replace old worn out furniture, furnish empty accommodation and turn a house into a home. We will also provide a recycle and reuse support service to the public in North Nottinghamshire which will enable us to divert a greater amount of unwanted household items away from the landfills. Offering the above services to the people of North Nottinghamshire will enable the Furniture Project to further reduce poverty by providing employment, improving the employability of the unemployed through volunteering and training, and provide placement opportunities for local schools and Nottinghamshire Probation Services. The main objectives and activities for the year have focused on: - continuing to increase our referral delivery service - increasing our own earned income through existing income streams and seeking ways to develop new ones. - continuing to provide placement opportunities for volunteers, Nottinghamshire Probation Services and local schools. ## **ACHIEVEMENTS** Funding for this period was obtained principally from Newark and Sherwood District Council, The Job Retention Scheme, warehouse sales and shop sales. ## **RESERVES** The Furniture Project will strive to maintain a reserve of funds (end of March 2021 - £126,696) the level of which will be determined by the Trustees in furtherance of the Charity’s objectives. The Furniture Project needs reserves to cover: - any redundancy costs that may become due, together with winding down and any legal costs. - working capital - exceptional and unforeseen expenditure - grants received in arrears (cash flow) - replacement of equipment and vehicles Page 3 ## **THE FURNITURE PROJECT NOTTINGHAMSHIRE** ## **DIRECTOR’S REPORT** for the year ended 31 March 2021 (continued) ## **RESULTS** The results for the year and the charity’s financial position at the end of the year are shown in the attached financial statements. ## **RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIRECTOR** Company law requires the director to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity at the end of the year and of the surplus or deficiency for the year then ended. In preparing those financial statements, the director is required to select suitable accounting policies as described on page 7, and then apply them on a consistent basis, making judgements and estimates that are prudent and reasonable. The director is responsible for maintaining proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with their obligations under the constitution. He is also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. ## **THE DIRECTOR** The director who served the charity during the period was as follows :- M Manning The director’s report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to small companies within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. Signed on behalf of the Board of Directors on 7 May 2021. ## **M MANNING** ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE DIRECTOR ON THE ACCOUNTS** Page 4 ## **OF THE FURNITURE PROJECT NOTTINGHAMSHIRE** for the year ended 31 March 2021 I report on the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 March 2021, which are set out on pages 5 to 9. ## **RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTORS AND EXAMINER** The charity’s director is responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The Charity’s director considers that an audit is not required for this year (under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the 1993 Act)) and that an Independent Examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: - examine the accounts (under section 43(3)(a) of the 1993 Act): - follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners (under section 43(7)(b) of the 1993 Act); and - state whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## **BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT** The examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as director concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all of the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S STATEMENT** In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: - (1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements - to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the 1993 Act; and - to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the 1993 Act have not been met; or - (2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. . R E George The Red House 18 High Street Chartered Accountant Collingham Nottinghamshire 7 May 2021 NG23 7LA Page 5 ## **THE FURNITURE PROJECT NOTTINGHAMSHIRE** ## **Statement of Financial Activities** for the year ended 31 March 2021 |||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**
|**Total**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Note**|**Funds**|**Funds**|**2021**|**2020**| |||**£**|**£**|**£**
|**£**| |**INCOMING RESOURCES**|||||| |**Activities to further the charities**|||||| |**objects:**|||||| |Grants receivable|2|106,087|-
|106,087|25,659| |Shop sales||29,144|-|29,144|56,084| |Warehouse sales||95,368|-|95,368|161,836| |Clothing sales||14,831|-|14,831|44,004| |Gift aid||22,637|-|22,637|35,120| |Other income||43,396|-
|43,396|98,407| |**Investment income**|||||| |Bank interest||26|-|26|57| |||_______|_______|_______|_______| |**TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES**||311,489|-|311,489|421,167| |||_______|_______|_______|_______| |**RESOURCES EXPENDED**|||||| |**CHARITABLE EXPENDITURE**|||||| |Costs of activities in furtherance of the|||||| |charity’s objectives|3|347,138|-|347,138
|404,899| |**NET (OUTGOING) INCOMING**|||||| |**RESOURCES FOR THE YEAR**||( 35,649)|-
|( 35,649)|16,268| |Total funds brought forward at|||||| |1 April 2020||161,335
|1,010|162,345|146,077| |||_______|_______|_______
|_______| |Total funds carried forward at|||||| |31 March 2021
||125,686|1,010|126,696
|162,345| |||_______|_______|_______|_______| The charity has no recognised gains or losses other than the results for the year as set out above. All of the activities of the charity are classed as continuing. Page 6 ## **THE FURNITURE PROJECT NOTTINGHAMSHIRE** |**BALANCE SHEET**|**BALANCE SHEET**|**BALANCE SHEET**|**BALANCE SHEET**|**BALANCE SHEET**|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |as at 31st March 20
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1|||||||||||| |||||||||**2021**||**2020**|| ||||||||**Note**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |**FIXED ASSETS**|||||||||||| |Tangible assets|||||||4||17,381||24,012| |**CURRENT ASSETS**|||||||||||| |Debtors||||||||7,960||4,866|| |Bank and cash balances||||||||102,195||134,372|| |||||||||______||_______|| |||||||||110,155||139,238|| |**CREDITORS**|||||||||||| |Amounts falling due||||within one year|||5|840||905|| |||||||||______||_______|| |**NET CURRENT ASSETS**|||||||||109,315||138,333| ||||||||||_______||_______| |**TOTAL ASSETS**|**LESS CURRENT**||||||||||| |**LIABILITIES**|||||||||126,696||162,345| |**CREDITORS**|||||||||||| |Amounts falling due||||after one year|||||-||-| ||||||||||_______||_______| |**NET ASSETS**|||||||||126,696||162,345| ||||||||||_______||_______| |**FUNDS :-**|||||||||||| |Unrestricted|||||||||125,686||161,335| |Restricted|||||||||1,010||1,010| ||||||||||_______||_______| ||||||||||126,696||162,345| ||||||||||_______||_______| For the year ended 31 March 2021 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. The director acknowledges his responsibility for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and for the preparation of accounts. These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime. ## **ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD** M Manning ..............................................................Director 7 May 2021 Page 7 ## **THE FURNITURE PROJECT NOTTINGHAMSHIRE** ## **Notes to the accounts** 31 March 2021 ## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below and have remained unchanged from the previous year, and also have been consistently applied within the same accounts. ## (a) Basis of preparation of financial statements The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, and in accordance with the Companies Act 2006, and follow the recommendations in “Accounting and Reporting by Charities Statement of Recommended Practice” Revised 2005 and with the Financial Standards for Smaller Entities (effective January 2005). The effect of events relating to the period ended 31 March 2021 which occurred before the date of approval of the financial statements by the Trustees have been included in the statements to the extent required to show a true and fair view of the state of affairs at 31 March 2021 and of the results for the period ended on that date. ## (b) Depreciation Depreciation has been computed to write off the cost of tangible fixed assets over their expected useful lives on a straight line basis using the following rates : Motor vehicles - 20% Equipment - 20% ## (c) Grants Revenue grants are accounted for on an accruals basis and are included in the year in which the related expenditure is incurred. When tangible fixed assets are acquired with the aid of specific grants, the related grants are credited to a deferred capital grants account and are released to the profit and loss account over the expected useful economic life of the related asset on a basis consistent with the depreciation policy. ## (d) Fund Accounting Restricted funds are to be used for specific purposes as laid down by the donor. Expenditure which meets these criteria is charged to the fund, together with a fair allocation of management and support costs. ## **2. GRANTS RECEIVABLE** |**2. GRANTS RECEIVABLE**||| |---|---|---| ||**2021**|**2020**| ||**£**|**£**| |Job Retention Scheme|69,652|-| |Newark & Sherwood District Council|16,085|6,555| |Retail Grant|10,000|-| |Rehabilitation Grant|5,178|-| |DLNR Community|-|2,500| |Chris Fisher|-|10,000| |Other|5,172|6,604| ||________|________| ||106,087|25,659| ||________|________| Page 8 ## **THE FURNITURE PROJECT NOTTINGHAMSHIRE** ## **Notes to the accounts** (continued) 31 March 2021 ## **3. COSTS OF ACTIVITIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE CHARITY’S OBJECTIVES** ||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|**Total**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||**Funds**|**Funds**|**2021**|**2020**| ||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |**Direct Charitable Expenditure**||||| |Vehicle running costs|14,916|-|14,916|33,477| |Travelling expenses|9|-|9|150| |Volunteers’ expenses|9,056|-|9,056|23,513| |Training
|964|-|964|2,674| |Depreciation|6,631|-|6,631|9,080| ||_______|_______|_______|_______| ||31,576|-|31,576|68,894| ||_______|_______|_______|_______| |**Fundraising & Publicity**||||| |Advertising & literature|3,053|-|3,053|4,783| ||_______|_______|_______|_______| |**Management & Administration**||||| |Staff salaries & subcontract|228,136|-|228,136|201,657| |Insurance|6,145|-|6,145|6,415| |Postage & stationery|4,234|-|4,234|5,396| |Telephone|2,736|-|2,736|2,159| |Heat & light|3,911|-|3,911|4,342| |Equipment repairs|4,788|-|4,788|6,741| |Rent & rates|36,481|-|36,481|35,982| |Building maintenance|1,567|-|1,567|25,429| |Waste disposal|7,624||7,624|-| |Subscriptions & annual fees|3,156|-|3,156|2,180| |Accountancy & bookkeeping|1,109|-|1,109|1,041| |Professional fees|2,720|-|2,720|2,421| |Sundry expenses|4,493|-|4,493|3,537| |Bank charges|556|-|556|925| |Card charges|1,212|-|1,212|1,349| |Project expenses|3,641|-|3,641|31,648| ||_______|_______|_______|_______| ||312,509|-|312,509|331,222| ||_______|_______|_______|_______| |**Total Expenditure**|347,138|-|347,138|404,899| ||_______|_______|_______|_______| Page 9 ## **THE FURNITURE PROJECT NOTTINGHAMSHIRE** ## **Notes to the accounts** (continued) 31 March 2021 ## **4. FIXED ASSETS** ||**Commercial**|**Equipment**
|**TOTAL**| |---|---|---|---| ||**Vehicles**||| ||**£**|**£**|**£**| |**COST**|||| |At 1 April 2020|70,988|8,496|79,484| |Additions|-|-
|-| |Disposals|-|-
|-| ||_________________________________________||| |At 31 March 2021|70,988|8,496|79,484| ||_________________________________________||| |**DEPRECIATION**|||| |At 1 April 2020|48,049|7,423|55,472| |Charge for year|5,892|739|6,631| |Eliminated on disposals|-|-|-| ||_________________________________________||| |At 31 March 2021|53,941|8,162
|62,103| ||_________________________________________||| |**NET BOOK VALUE**|||| |At 31 March 2021|17,047|334|17,381| ||====================================||| |At 31 March 2020|22,939|1,073
|24,012| ||====================================||| ## **5. CREDITORS - Amounts falling due within one year** ||**2021**|**2020**| |---|---|---| ||**£**|**£**| |VAT|-|1,926| |Accruals|840|840| ||_______|_______| ||840|2,766| ||_______|_______| ## **6. WAGES AND SALARIES** The Trustees/Directors have not received any remuneration during the year. ## **7. COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE** The charity is a company limited by guarantee and has no share capital. ## **THE FURNITURE PROJECT NOTTINGHAMSHIRE** ## **UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021** **THE FURNITURE PROJECT NOTTINGHAMSHIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021** ## **DIRECTOR** M Manning ## **REGISTERED OFFICE** Unit 190, Boughton Industrial Estate Boughton Newark Nottinghamshire NG22 9LD ## **COMPANY REGISTERED NUMBER** 06016545 ## **BANKERS** Lloyds Bank plc ## **ACCOUNTANTS** R E George Chartered Accountant 18 High Street Collingham Nottinghamshire NG23 7LA page 1 **THE FURNITURE PROJECT NOTTINGHAMSHIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021** ## **CONTENTS** Pages 3 Director's Report 4 Accountants' Report 5 Profit and Loss Account 6 Balance Sheet 7-10 Notes to the Financial Statements The following do not form part of the statutory financial statements: 11 Trading and Profit and Loss Account 12 Profit and Loss Account Summaries page 2 **THE FURNITURE PROJECT NOTTINGHAMSHIRE DIRECTOR'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021** The director presents his report and the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 March 2021. ## **PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES** The principal activity of the company is operating a registered charity to provide furniture to those in need. ## **DIRECTORS** The director who served during the year was as follows: M Manning ## **SMALL COMPANY EXEMPTIONS** This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. This report was approved by the board on 7 May 2021 and signed on their behalf. Signed M MANNING page 3 ## **CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS' REPORT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON THE PREPARATION OF THE UNAUDITED STATUTORY ACCOUNTS OF THE FURNITURE PROJECT NOTTINGHAMSHIRE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021** In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the accounts of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire for the year ended 31 March 2021 which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, Balance Sheet, Reconciliation of Movements in Shareholders' Funds and the related notes from the company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given to us. As a practicing member- of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at http://icaew.com/en/members/regulations-standards-and-guidance/ It is your duty to ensure that The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory accounts that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and loss of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire. You consider that The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year. We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the accounts of The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory accounts. R E George Chartered Accountant 18 High Street Collingham Nottinghamshire NG23 7LA 7 May 2021 page 4 **THE FURNITURE PROJECT NOTTINGHAMSHIRE PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021** ||**Note**||**2021**||**_2020_**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||**£**||**_£_**| |**TURNOVER**|2||||| |Continuing operations|||**182,739**||_360,331_| ||||||| |**GROSS PROFIT**|||**182,739**||_360,331_| |Net operating expenses|3||**218,414**||_344,120_| ||||||| |**OPERATING (LOSS)/PROFIT**|4||||| |Continuing operations|||**(35,675)**||_16,211_| |Interest receivable and similar income|5||**26**||_57_| ||||||| |**(LOSS)/PROFIT ON ORDINARY ACTIVITIES**|**BEFORE**||||| |**TAXATION**|||**(35,649)**||_16,268_| |Tax on ordinary activities|6||**-**||_-_| ||||||| |**(LOSS)/PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR**||**£**|**(35,649)**|_£_|_16,268_| The company made no recognised gains and losses other than those reported in the profit and loss account. The notes on pages 7-10 form part of these financial statements page 5 **THE FURNITURE PROJECT NOTTINGHAMSHIRE** Company registered number: 06016545 **BALANCE SHEET AT 31 MARCH 2021** ||**Note**|**2021**|||**_2020_**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**£**|**£**||**_£_**| |**FIXED ASSETS**|||||| |Tangible assets|7||**17,381**||_24,012_| |**CURRENT ASSETS**|||||| |Debtors|8|**7,960**|||_4,866_| |Cash at bank and in hand||**102,195**|||_134,372_| ||||||| |||**110,155**|||_139,238_| |**CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year**|9|**840**|||_905_| ||||||| |**NET CURRENT ASSETS**|||**109,315**||_138,333_| ||||||| |**NET ASSETS**||**£**|**126,696**|_£_|_162,345_| ||||||| |**CAPITAL AND RESERVES**|||||| |Profit and loss account|10||**126,696**||_162,345_| ||||||| |**SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS**||**£**|**126,696**|_£_|_162,345_| In approving these financial statements as director of the company I hereby confirm the following: For the year in question the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. ## Directors' responsibilities: 1) The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021 in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. 2) the directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts These accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime. ## **The accounts were approved by the board of directors on 7 May 2021** M MANNING, Director The notes on pages 7-10 form part of these financial statements page 6 **THE FURNITURE PROJECT NOTTINGHAMSHIRE NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021** ## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** ## **1a. Basis of accounting** The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. ## **1b. Tangible fixed assets** Fixed assets are shown at historical cost. Depreciation is provided, after taking account of any grants receivable, at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life. Vehicles Straight line 20% Equipment Straight line 20% ## **1c. Taxation** Corporation tax payable is provided on taxable profits at the current rate. ## **1d. Turnover** Turnover comprises the value of sales (excluding VAT and similar taxes and trade discounts) of goods and services in the normal course of business. ## **1e. Cash flow statement** The company has taken advantage of the exemption in Financial Reporting Standard No.1 from producing a cash flow statement on the grounds that it is a small company. ## **2. TURNOVER** Turnover and loss on ordinary activities before taxation are attributable to the operation of a registered charity to provide furniture to those in need. page 7 ## **THE FURNITURE PROJECT NOTTINGHAMSHIRE NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021** ## **3. NET OPERATING EXPENSES** |**2021**
**£**
Net operating expenses:
Distribution costs
12,118
Administrative expenses
328,389
Depreciation
6,631
Other operating income
(128,724)
218,414
£
_£_
**4.**
**OPERATING (LOSS)/PROFIT**
**2021**
**£**
(Loss)/Profit on ordinary activities is stated
after charging:
Depreciation and amortisation
Tangible assets: owned
6,631
and after crediting:
Other operating income
22,637
Grants receivable
106,087
**5.**
**INTEREST RECEIVABLE AND SIMILAR INCOME**
**2021**
**£**
Bank interest receivable
26
26
£||**_2020_**
**_£_**
_28,446_
_367,373_
_9,080_
_(60,779)_
_344,120_
**_2020_**
**_£_**
_9,080_
_35,120_
_25,659_
**_2020_**
**_£_**
_57_
_57_
_£_| |---|---|---| |||| |||| ## **6. TAX ON (LOSS)/PROFIT ON ORDINARY ACTIVITIES** There is no taxation liability on the result on ordinary activities. page 8 **THE FURNITURE PROJECT NOTTINGHAMSHIRE NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021** ## **7. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS** |**Plant &**
**Fixtures &**
**Machinery**
**Equipment**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Cost**
At 1 April 2020
70,988
8,496
79,484
At 31 March 2021
70,988
8,496
79,484
**Depreciation**
At 1 April 2020
48,049
7,423
55,472
For the year
5,892
739
6,631
At 31 March 2021
53,941
8,162
62,103
**Net Book Amounts**
At 31 March 2021
17,047
£
334
£
17,381
£
At 31 March 2020
22,939
£
1,073
£
24,012
£
**8.**
**DEBTORS**
**2021**
**_2020_**
**£**
**_£_**
Trade debtors
7,960
_4,866_
7,960
£
_4,866_
_£_
**9.**
**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
**2021**
**_2020_**
**£**
**_£_**
Trade creditors
840
_840_
Other taxes and social security
-
_65_
840
£
_905_
_£_
**10.**
**RECONCILIATION OF RESERVES**||**Total**
**£**
79,484| |---|---|---| |||79,484| |||55,472
6,631| |||62,103| |||17,381| |||24,012| |||**_2020_**
**_£_**
_4,866_| |||_4,866_| ||**_2020_**
**_£_**
_840_
_65_
_905_
_£_|**_2020_**
**_£_**
_840_
_65_| |||| |**RECONCILIATION OF RESERVES**||| |---|---|---| |||**Profit**| |||**& loss**| |||**account**| |||**£**| |At 1 April 2020||162,345| |Loss for the year||(35,649)| |At 31 March 2021|£|126,696| page 9 ## **THE FURNITURE PROJECT NOTTINGHAMSHIRE NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021** ## **11. RECONCILIATION OF MOVEMENTS IN SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS** |||**2021**||**_2020_**| |---|---|---|---|---| |||**£**||**_£_**| |(Loss)/Profit for the financial year||(35,649)||_16,268_| |Dividends||-||_-_| |||(35,649)||_16,268_| |Net addition to shareholders' funds||(35,649)||_16,268_| |Opening shareholders' funds||162,345||_146,077_| |Closing shareholders' funds|£|126,696|_£_|_162,345_| page 10 ## **THE FURNITURE PROJECT NOTTINGHAMSHIRE TRADING AND PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021** |**Turnover**
Other income
Less:
Selling and marketing costs
Administrative expenses
Depreciation and amortisation
Net (loss)/profit for the year before taxation
Net (loss)/profit for the year after taxation
Retained profits brought forward
Retained profits carried forward|**2021**
**£**
**£**
182,739
128,750
311,489
12,118
328,389
6,631
347,138
(35,649)
(35,649)
162,345
126,696
£|**_2020_**
**_£_**
**_£_**
_360,331_
_60,836_
_421,167_
_28,446_
_367,373_
_9,080_
_404,899_
_16,268_
_16,268_
_146,077_
_162,345_
_£_| |---|---|---| This page does not form part of the Company's Statutory Financial Statements and is prepared for the information of the Directors only. page 11 ## **THE FURNITURE PROJECT NOTTINGHAMSHIRE PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT SUMMARIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021** |||**2021**||**_2020_**| |---|---|---|---|---| |||**£**||**_£_**| |**Other income**||||| |Bank interest receivable||26||_57_| |Grants receivable||106,087||_25,659_| |Gift aid||22,637||_35,120_| ||£|128,750|_£_|_60,836_| |**Selling and marketing costs:**||||| |Advertising & sales promotion||3,053||_4,783_| |Travel & subsistence||9,065||_23,663_| ||£|12,118|_£_|_28,446_| |**Administrative expenses:**||||| |Rent & rates||36,481||_35,982_| |Light and heat||3,911||_4,342_| |Repairs & renewals||1,567||_25,429_| |Salaries||228,136||_201,657_| |Training expenses||964||_2,674_| |Equipment maintenance||4,788||_6,741_| |Project expenses||3,641||_31,648_| |Waste disposal||7,624||_-_| |Motor expenses||14,916||_33,477_| |Accountancy||1,109||_1,041_| |Professional Fees||2,720||_2,421_| |Insurance||6,145||_6,415_| |Stationery & office supplies||4,234||_5,396_| |Telephone||2,736||_2,159_| |Sundry expenses||4,493||_3,537_| |Subscriptions||3,156||_2,180_| |Card charges||1,212||_1,349_| |Bank charges||556||_925_| ||£|328,389|_£_|_367,373_| |**Depreciation and amortisation:**||||| |Depreciation of vehicles||5,892||_8,172_| |Depreciation of equipment||739||_908_| ||£|6,631|_£_|_9,080_| This page does not form part of the Company's Statutory Financial Statements and is prepared for the information of the Directors only. page 12