# Bulky Bob's

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1167068
- **Other names:** BULKY BOB'S 2015
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** May 12, 2016
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1167068


## Contact

- **Address:** Furniture Resource Centre Limited, 1 Cartwrights Farm Road, LIVERPOOL
- **Postcode:** L24 1UY
- **Phone:** 0151 702 0570
- **Email:** info@frcgroup.co.uk
- **Website:** www.bulkybobs.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY, WHICH ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(1) THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY (BUT NOT LIMITED TO): (A) THE PROMOTION OF WASTE REDUCTION, RE-USE RECLAMATION, RECYCLING, USE OF RECYCLED PRODUCTS AND THE USE OF SURPLUS;(B) ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT ALL ASPECTS OF WASTE GENERATION, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND WASTE RECYCLING;(C) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY THE RECYCLING AND PROVISION OF FURNITURE, CLOTHES AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ITEMS.(2) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT;(3) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE NEED BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND BY PROVIDING GUIDANCE FOR SUCH PEOPLE AS ARE IN NEED CALCULATED TO ENABLE THEM TO EARN THEIR OWN LIVING;(4) ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE WHICH SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME.

**Activities:** Bulky Bob?s Limited collects bulky household waste from the general public.  Wherever possible, furniture collected through this service is either sold at a low price or donated to people who need it in order to relieve furniture poverty.  Also, Bulky Bob?s Limited provides salaried training and development opportunities to formerly long-term unemployed people or people on relatively low income.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Halton
- Knowsley
- Liverpool City
- Oldham
- Sefton
- Warrington



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2025 | — | — | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £760111 | £937683 | £-26069 | 10 |
| March 31, 2023 | £1057232 | £1059637 | £151503 | 20 |
| March 31, 2022 | £1221493 | £1211198 | £153908 | 23 |
| March 31, 2021 | £1312325 | £1304603 | £143613 | 24 |
| March 31, 2020 | £1104038 | £1099464 | £135891 | 22 |



## Trustees

- **Nicholas Spruyt** (Chair) — appointed May 31, 2023
- Alli Courtney — appointed Sept. 27, 2024
- Claire Dixon — appointed Sept. 27, 2024
- Dr John David Hines — appointed May 19, 2017
- Fatima Vepari — appointed Sept. 27, 2024
- Jeffrey Barry Vernon — appointed May 19, 2017