Country

Scotland

Charity number

SC034885

Status

Active

Registered

Oct. 2, 2003

Legal form

Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the prevention or relief of poverty','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

FRPA collect unwanted furniture and domestic electrical appliances, diverting them from landfill, to be refurbished before passing them on to new users. Items are supplied to local authority and housing association tenants through a voucher scheme, or sold to the general public at affordable prices. To achieve this our activities include, but are not limited to: * Protecting the environment by diverting goods from landfill * Collecting unwanted, good quality furniture free from anywhere in Angus * Refurbishing furniture and tests electrical appliances * Helping to reduce homelessness by passing furniture and appliances on to people who have been given tenancies, but have no furniture * Selling other furniture at modest prices, with a 20% reduction for those in receipt of benefits * Offering jobs to the young unemployed who come to us under Government schemes, thus training them for paid employment thereafter * Offering Volunteers similar job training and work experience.

Objectives: Objects 2. The company's objects are: to help to relieve poverty and need in Angus by: - (a) promoting the reuse of furniture, household goods, domestic electrical appliances and other equipment, (b) providing services, training, support and development to individuals to enable them to overcome disadvantage, (c) acting as a link between those with surplus resources and those in need of those resources, (d) and working with local people, voluntary organisations, local authorities and others in collecting and distributing such items.

Areas of operation

Main operating location

Angus

Geographical spread

Wider, but within one local authority area

Finances

Nearby

• Arbroath Town Mission SCIO 0.1 mi
• The Flourishing Well 0.1 mi
• Angus Carers Association 0.1 mi
• The Learning Tree Partnership (SCIO) 0.2 mi
• Home-Start (Angus) 0.2 mi

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