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Sofa

S O F A, Suppliers Of Furniture And Appliances

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1002980
Status
Registered
Registered
May 21, 1991
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Leicestershire And Its Contiguous Areas

Address

Address
S O F A
CLARENCE STREET
LOUGHBOROUGH
LE11 1DY

Contact

Activities

Furniture Re-use Project originally set up to relieve hardship by providing low cost furniture and appliances to those in need. Provision of work experience and training for individuals seeking employment. Increasingly important is our environmental role in diverting items from landfill.

Objects: To Relieve Either Generally Or Individually Persons Resident In Leicestershire And Contiguous Areas Who Are In Conditions Of Need, Hardship Or Distress Arising Therefrom By:(1) The Provision Of Furniture And Other Household Accessories Calculated To Reduce The Need Hardship Or Distress Of Such Persons; And(2) The Provision Of Vocational Training, Support And Work Experience For Unemployed Persons Who Volunteer At Sofa

Classification

How
Provides Services
What
Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
Who
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Leicestershire

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Accounts
March 31, 2025 £240,512 £175,692 PDF
March 31, 2024 £249,380 £192,665 PDF
March 31, 2023 £157,952 £196,823 PDF
March 31, 2022 £168,317 £199,748 PDF
March 31, 2021 £173,556 £211,932 PDF

Trustees

Name Appointed
Brian David Granger (Chair)
Brian John Tetley
Ellie Lowe
Stephanie Day Jan. 24, 2024
Val Brooke