--- title: "The Worshipful Company of Furnitur… rating | CharityCompare" description: "The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers" source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-worshipful-company-of-furniture-makers-charitable-funds-incorporating-the-furnishing-trades-benevolent-association retrieved: 2026-08-18T04:13:27.758Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association a good charity? The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association scores 63/100 (Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£829k total income, 71% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. London · UK-wide · EC2N 2HE | Reg [1015519](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-worshipful-company-of-furniture-makers-charitable-funds-incorporating-the-furnishing-trades-benevolent-association) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.furnituremakers.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1015519) Donate ## How can you give to THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF FURNITURE MAKERS' CHARITABLE FUNDS INCORPORATING THE FURNISHING TRADES BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF FURNITURE MAKERS' CHARITABLE FUNDS INCORPORATING THE FURNISHING TRADES BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.furnituremakers.org.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1015519) ## What does The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association do? The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association is a registered charity (no. 1015519) working in poverty relief across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 71% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 55 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been growing (≈19% a year). CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-worshipful-company-of-furniture-makers-charitable-funds-incorporating-the-furnishing-trades-benevolent-association) **In short:** THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF FURNITURE MAKERS' CHARITABLE FUNDS INCORPORATING THE FURNISHING TRADES BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION scores 63 out of 100 (3 stars). 71% average program spend (3-year average). Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association? The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association has a Clarity Score of 63 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars, Needs improvement). Charity Commission registration number 1015519. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Poverty relief. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £829k, with 71% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 55 months of operating costs. 2 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 63/100 3★ · Needs improvement Cause spend 71% 3-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 100/100 Finance beacon Income £829k Latest year 2025 Reserves 55 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission £2.0 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 35% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high ## How does THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF FURNITURE MAKERS' CHARITABLE FUNDS INCORPORATING THE FURNISHING TRADES BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF FURNITURE MAKERS' CHARITABLE FUNDS INCORPORATING THE FURNISHING TRADES BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION scores higher than. Income band (£500k–£1m)14thpercentile **Scores higher than 14% of 2,187 charities in its income band** · 63/100 vs 79 peer average (marker). Poverty relief charities14thpercentile **Scores higher than 14% of 1,502 charities in this cause** · 63/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 High confidence — complete filing data Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 100% | 15/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 7 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 100% | 10/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 43/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 0% | 55 months · 0/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 100% | 10/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 60% | 22% · 3/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 25/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 50% | 71% · 5/10 pts (3-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 0% | 49p per £1 income · 0/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 50/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 50% | 10 volunteers / 10 staff · 5/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association's Clarity Score? 63/100 total · Needs improvement · 3 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 100/100 Accountability & Transparency 43/100 Financial Health 25/100 Financial Efficiency 50/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 100/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight7 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies10/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 43/100 Reserves (months of cash)55 months · 0/15 pts Income stability / growth10/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets22% · 3/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 25/100 Program expense ratio71% · 5/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency49p per £1 income · 0/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 50/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio10 volunteers / 10 staff · 5/10 pts ## How much does The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £829k | — | | Total expenditure | £1.2m | — | | Charitable activities | £853k | 70% | | Fundraising | £373k | 30% | | Governance & admin | £69k | 6% | 70%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £1.2m spent - Charitable activities70% · £853k - Fundraising30% · £373k - Governance6% · £69k ## What trust indicators does The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - ✓ Accounts filed on time up to date · last filing 24 June 2026 - ✓ Trustee board size (3–12) 7 trustees on the Charity Commission register - ✓ Workforce on register 10 employees · 10 volunteers (1:1 volunteer-to-staff) Fundraising Regulator Status not yet checked Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 1015519 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1015519) ### Trustees & officers - Paul Heinrich Sigismund von der Heyde Chair · since 2016 - Hugh Charles Garforth-Bles since 2017 - Charles Vernon since 2018 - Benedict Burbidge since 2021 - jonathan Hindle since 2021 - hayden davies since 2022 - Amanda Jane Waring since 2025 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association? Overall score 63/100 (3★) Income £829k Cause spend 71% of expenditure Reg number 1015519 Scope UK-wide Reserves 55 months Trustees 7 Accounts year 2025 Filing up to date ## How does THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF FURNITURE MAKERS' CHARITABLE FUNDS INCORPORATING THE FURNISHING TRADES BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION compare, and where else can you look? 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Is The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association a good charity? + The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association scores 63 out of 100 (3 stars — Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 71% of its spending goes to charitable activities and its accounts are up to date. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate. Is The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association a legitimate charity? + Yes — The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1015519). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1015519. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association's charity number? + The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association's charity number is 1015519. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association's charity rating? + The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association scores 63 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars — Needs improvement). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. Does The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (2 filing concern(s) noted on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 71% of The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift. What are The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 29% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 35% of total expenditure at The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association receive? + The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association reported £829k total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing. Are The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association's accounts up to date? + Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association based? + The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association is listed at London · UK-wide · EC2N 2HE and operates UK-wide, focused on poverty relief. How does CharityCompare score The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.