--- title: "Melton and District Furniture Project — charity 1086010 | CharityCompare" description: "Melton and District Furniture Project (charity 1086010): income £83,738 (2025). Registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/melton-and-district-furniture-project retrieved: 2026-10-07T15:54:41.883Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1086010Charitable company MA # Melton and District Furniture Project Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Melton and District Furniture Project is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, economic/community development/employment. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.meltonfurnitureproject.co.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1086010&subId=0) Work at Melton and District Furniture Project? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=melton-and-district-furniture-project&type=claim&name=Melton%20and%20District%20Furniture%20Project) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Melton and District Furniture Project? Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31 £83,738 Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31 £65,758 Registered charity number 1086010 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Charitable company Register contact address detail (not service area) Melton Mowbray Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.meltonfurnitureproject.co.uk](http://www.meltonfurnitureproject.co.uk/) Quick answer Melton and District Furniture Project (number 1086010) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does Melton and District Furniture Project do? To collect freely donated furniture and to make this available for re-use to anyone in receipt of a state benefit. Additionally to provide work experience placements to volunteers and unemployed people who wish to return to the workplace. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Melton and District Furniture Project Answers Melton and District Furniture Project gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Melton and District Furniture Project's highest-paid staff paid? Melton and District Furniture Project's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register records Melton and District Furniture Project as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. [Work out your Gift Aid](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) Melton and District Furniture Project's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 2 April 2001 Company number [04105094](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04105094) (Companies House) Where it says it operates Leicestershire · Rutland ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Other Defined Groups. **Reported activities:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information. Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area. ## What causes is Melton and District Furniture Project registered for? Education/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyEconomic/community Development/employment ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Melton and District Furniture Project yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Melton and District Furniture Project. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to Melton and District Furniture Project? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. 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The register data used for this profile lists Melton and District Furniture Project as a registered charity (number 1086010) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is Melton and District Furniture Project's charity number? Melton and District Furniture Project's charity number is 1086010. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1086010? Search 1086010 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does Melton and District Furniture Project do? To collect freely donated furniture and to make this available for re-use to anyone in receipt of a state benefit. Additionally to provide work experience placements to volunteers and unemployed people who wish to return to the workplace. Does Melton and District Furniture Project have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Melton and District Furniture Project. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to Melton and District Furniture Project? Melton and District Furniture Project's website listed in our register data is http://www.meltonfurnitureproject.co.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees. How much is Melton and District Furniture Project's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Melton and District Furniture Project's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Melton and District Furniture Project? The register records Melton and District Furniture Project as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Are Melton and District Furniture Project's trustees paid? Melton and District Furniture Project's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was Melton and District Furniture Project registered as a charity? Melton and District Furniture Project was entered on the register on 2 April 2001. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 04105094). Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1086010&subId=0).