The manager of a Warwickshire charity shop found nearly £1,500 stuffed down the back of a donated sofa.
Karen Wilson, of Rugby, discovered the money in an envelope between the cushions of a two-seater sofa.
It dropped out of the back of the green sofa and contained £1,305 in bank notes, reports the Daily Telegraph.
Relatives of the late owner of the sofa were traced thanks to a Gift Aid form they had filled in and were delighted to hear about the money.
Ms Wilson said: "The sofa originally belonged to an old lady who passed away. So there is no way they would have known the money was there.
"I rang them and said 'do you think you've lost something?' and they replied 'No I don't think so'. When I told them what had happened, they were over the moon. They were absolutely stunned.
"When they came in the grand-daughter was in tears - she just couldn't believe it. The daughter said her mother used to hide bits and pieces around the house. But never anything like this."
The family, who wished to remain anonymous, donated £100 to the British Heart Foundation as a goodwill gesture.
"Usually we just find a few pence lodged at the back of sofas, but in this case an envelope dropped out stuffed full of cash," added Ms Wilson.
"I couldn't believe it, I just started laughing. My colleagues were as surprised as I was when I opened the envelope which was full of bank notes. We weren't tempted to keep it though."
Source: http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/Fortune_found_down_back_of_old_sofa
