Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
The Shrewsbury Furniture Scheme is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include disability, the prevention or relief of poverty, environment/conservation/heritage.
The Shrewsbury Furniture Scheme (number 1179323) 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 The Shrewsbury Furniture Scheme do?
The charity collects donated household goods from the local area (around Shrewsbury), refurbishes &stores them as necessary before selling them on at extremely low prices to those in need within the samelocal community.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Shrewsbury Furniture Scheme
Answers The Shrewsbury Furniture Scheme 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 The Shrewsbury Furniture Scheme's highest-paid staff paid?
The Shrewsbury Furniture Scheme'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 does not record The Shrewsbury Furniture Scheme as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
The Shrewsbury Furniture Scheme'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
Also known as
Home Essentials
Where it says it operates
Shropshire
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Defined Groups.
Reported activities: Provides Services.
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 The Shrewsbury Furniture Scheme registered for?
DisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyEnvironment/conservation/heritage
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Shrewsbury Furniture Scheme yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Shrewsbury Furniture Scheme.
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.
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Is The Shrewsbury Furniture Scheme a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Shrewsbury Furniture Scheme as a registered charity (number 1179323) 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 The Shrewsbury Furniture Scheme's charity number?
The Shrewsbury Furniture Scheme's charity number is 1179323. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1179323?
Search 1179323 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 The Shrewsbury Furniture Scheme do?
The charity collects donated household goods from the local area (around Shrewsbury), refurbishes &stores them as necessary before selling them on at extremely low prices to those in need within the samelocal community.
Does The Shrewsbury Furniture Scheme have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Shrewsbury Furniture Scheme. 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 The Shrewsbury Furniture Scheme?
The Shrewsbury Furniture Scheme's website listed in our register data is http://www.shrewsburyfurniturescheme.net. 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 The Shrewsbury Furniture Scheme's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Shrewsbury Furniture Scheme'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 The Shrewsbury Furniture Scheme?
The register does not record The Shrewsbury Furniture Scheme as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are The Shrewsbury Furniture Scheme's trustees paid?
The Shrewsbury Furniture Scheme's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Shrewsbury Furniture Scheme registered as a charity?
The Shrewsbury Furniture Scheme was entered on the register on 25 July 2018.