CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Trustees, Annual Reportforthe period From 11th July 2024 Period end data Period 8tart date To 10th Jan 2025 Charity name: Barrow Domestic Appliances c.i.o. Charfty reglstratlon number. 1184374 Objectives and Activiti08 Summary of the purFoses of the ¢harity as set out in rts goveming document Pm117 a) To promote for the benefit of the public rn the area of 8arrow-in-Fume68, South and West Cumbna the preservation and protection of the 8nwronmant by r8cydiNJ unwanted domestic ap￿Trance$ aThJ other household commodities. Ibl The prevention or relief of poverty in Barrow4n-Fumess, South and West Cumbria by.. li) The sale of recycled unw8nt& donR*ic appliance8 and other houaehdd ¢x)mnNJdrties to people on low incomes, and; , (Ai ) The pr0w.slL￿ ol W￿rk placeme￿, training arbd volunteering opportunities to economically disadvantaged people or P80ple in povety to assist them Sn rotuming ' lo work or gainino employment SumnNqry of the main activities in relation to thr)s• purposes for the public benefft, in particular, the aclivities. prO1￿ts or sep4ices identrfied in th& a¢￿unts. Pw• t.1?￿d I We receive donatTrons of unwanted white j goods and refurbish them and offer them for I sale wrth 8 six month warranty. These items would othermise go straight to scrap without any wtential for reuse. Ilems which cannot be refuthshed are stripped for usable spare parts arKJ recypJ•y. We record all co11edic￿8, serv4ce d<)oJm8nt8. rewr8 and sales incIL￿ing the number of households assisted. We provide a low TÈPaiK sèrv1￿ With w)Q call out fees. This provides a valuable servict to the poorest sectKins of our rnn￿lNty that would nomially have to pay these fees on top of any work actually done. The Saes of Ihe8e gc<#Js are ardilable to all members of the putAic regardless of In￿Me but chiefly to the p0￿St sections of the commun , We give th'swunts on the sale prKe of at least 10% to anyon8 on any kfftd of state benefits or ￿n8￿)ners. We provide goods for a number of charFtable organisations and local agencies induding: Children and Adults . SeNI￿S. Love Barrow Families, Womens Matters, Humankind. Drug and Al¢ob￿l Concem. Vidim sUpp￿rt. Spring lyivufii , Church arKI wple moving on from I homebssness. Free delivery is also given to people in the most deprived wards in the | 8am)w-in-Fumess, South and West I Cumbria area. In order to proMd8 these services we have trained staff and use volunteers and a¢)Jments for woth expellen￿ and training. I In regard to the b8nefrt8 of the Charity we maintain full d(xuffentats'on of 811 the unwanted domestic appliances. frorn colledion to refuthshment to eventual sal or recyding. In addition the dcKumentation all donations and Sa￿S, wh8th8r tha benefioaries are in receipt of any benefft8 (e.g. Universal Credkt, State Pension, Disat4'1ity beneffts et¢.). In addrtion inlormation is re￿rded as to whother a dient I has been rvferr8d to us by a charitable l Agency or local govemment - e.g. Childron, and Adult Services, Wictim Support etc. Environrnental data is also collected in tho form of tonnage dtverted from landfill and the I C02 savirvJs from oui operations. Statement confiming whether the trustee¥ hwle had regard •0 the ga:d8p.= i&8u•d b'y Ihfj Charity Commission on wblic benefrt P￿1.7 | All the Trustee8 have read and understsrKI the requirerronts of th6 guidance from the Chanty. CanmiS•￿r, a..- ,.- Ihem. Addltional inforniation 4opOonal) You ma choose to Indude further staten￿ts where relevant afxxrt: Parn 1.38 Policy on grant making Pw• 1.38 Policy on s￿￿al investment indudiThJ program related investmenl 1.38 We would not have been able to provide and maintain the level of seNice without the effort and enthu&'asm of our volunteers. Contribution mado by voiunteers Olher Achlevements and Perfornmnco INO hav• coll8d￿l owjr 1 r)00 items140 I tonnes] during the 18 months of this report. | We have reused 624 [23 tonMS] of the3e at i a reuse rate of 61%. The other400 items117 , tonnes] h8s been rttycled. This equates to r• 30￿0 Kg of C02 sa¥iRgS. Summary olthe maln achievemerits of the chanty. ident',,fyiro t4e ¢har2ty's v401k has r(￿e to the eArcumstaneA8S of its beneff ciarie8 and any wider benefits to sooety as a whole. Ptra120 have assisted 831 househokls for a total i savlng 01 £150930 {Reu8e Netsvork conversion figures). Difeci sawngs due to our 10% dtscount for people on benefits and I pensionerJ has led to 5aviNJ5 neady £lOOOQ for Ihe customer. Our new policy of free ddiveries has been given to 85% of households at an average I saving of £10 per delivery. Our l(rw c4)st repair serV￿e (no G911 out fee5) at 8n *¥era98 of £30 per repair has reached over 200 custorners. Our.￿$ knith the Ix&l ccu'r.&ll ai-d lhe Tlkes of Children and Adult S@fVi¢*S ai)(i th6 1 i¥w charitable supwt groups have increased con¥idernbl in the st Addldonal Infomiation lopfjonal) You may. choose to incJude furthar statements where relevant about: Achievements against objectives set P•• 1.41 Performance of fundraising 8divities against objecaives Investrnent perfofmatKe against objedlv Other Financial Review Rem￿ of the charity's financÉal K¥)sition at the end Df the periwa 122 Para i.r¥ | Cash in haThJ at the end of the year is held to I I continue paying direct debrts etc., so as not into an Dverdraft situats'on Details of fund materially in deficit É¥klaD.atPOD. ol any un￿rtaintieS about the charity continuing as a gth concem Pwa124 Pw• t.23 We have no un£ert3it)li8s continuing as a going concem Addibonal infomiallon loplion•l) YDUM tv irKlud• fvritTei slatPTrErrt5 rel￿ #￿ul. Tho charity'$ principal sources of fund8 {IrKludir¥J any fundraising) Par• 1.47 Investmént policy arKI objedives induding any sr)cial invostmerrt Oicy adopted P*• 1.46 A de8crfpt.on of the princip I nsks factng the chgnty P¥• 1.46 Other Structure. Governance and Management Descrtption of chanty's tNsts: Type of goveming d(tument Conststuti How is the ch6fity i Constiluled? TNstse selection ￿￿th(KIS induding det&l8 of any constitutional F)rovi&'ons e.g. election to FQ8t or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees P4r• I Pw•125 Trustees are elerted at the AGM. Any I memtsr of the ch8nty can ￿ eWAed by the | members. Trust￿$ must have skills & I previou8 experienc£ in the various sections of our work e.g. engineering, fvndraising. finance, adrninistration etc Addltlonal Informatlon lopllonal) Youm choose to Include turther statetrnnts where rnl•vant about. PoHde8 and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees P4r• l.ot The charity's organi88tK)nal structure and any wider nehwork with lh6 charity work8 Parn 1.51 Relalionship with any related l kn 1.$1 partles Other Reference and Administrativo details Chanty name Other name the cha ' use8 1 istered charit number Chaiity's prineApa ￿dresS Barrow Domestic Appliancos c:i.o: 1184374 13 High Street Barrow-in.Fumess Cumbria Nam•s ofthe charfty trustees who manago th• chavlty riAteB Icled tl not fovT*hote TN8t•• Mm• Olfic• {rf any) Name of person lor body) ¢ntitl•d Inl tru• 6f&n G8il &mone Knopfel John Patrick Broadhurst Roy Instsnce Graham Anthony Millar Paul Martin Raymond Fitzpatrick Chair 10 12 13 14 16 16 17 18 20 8te tnsStees- naff*8 of the direct