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The Furniture Lodge

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC045138
Status
Active
Registered
Sept. 30, 2014
Legal form
SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Address

Address
34 MacDonald
Stonehaven
AB39 2LY

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'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'

Save usable furniture and household goods from landfill. Encourage re-use. Create a social enterprise. We collect goods from donors to our shop/store and deliver to purchasers with our van. Provide work experience for volunteers.

Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

Objectives: The organisation's purposes are: 1.The advancement of environmental protection by establishing a community social enterprise which will raise awareness of and provide local solutions to waste reduction, recycling and re-use issues. This enterprise will seek to reduce the amount of reusable items currently being sent to landfill while promoting an awareness of waste reduction, recycling and re-use issues. It also aims to educate the public as to the benefits of donating or buying reusable items which would otherwise end up in landfill 2. The relief of those in need by providing work and training opportunities for disadvantaged members of the local community, alongside paid employment, volunteering and retraining opportunities.

Geography

Main operating location
Aberdeenshire
Geographical spread
More than one local authority area in Scotland

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Oct. 31, 2025 £23,643 £12,804
Oct. 31, 2024 £23,207 £14,321
Oct. 31, 2023 £17,822 £16,180
Oct. 31, 2022 £8,812 £6,478
Oct. 31, 2021 £51,291 £53,452
Oct. 31, 2020 £22,240 £20,019