# SOFA

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1002980
- **Other names:** S O F A, SUPPLIERS OF FURNITURE AND APPLIANCES
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** May 21, 1991
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1002980


## Contact

- **Address:** S O F A, CLARENCE STREET, LOUGHBOROUGH
- **Postcode:** LE11 1DY
- **Phone:** 01509262557
- **Email:** office@sofareuse.org
- **Website:** www.sofareuse.org



## Activities

**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

**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.

**Area of benefit:** LEICESTERSHIRE AND ITS CONTIGUOUS AREAS




## 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

- Leicestershire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £240512 | £175692 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £249380 | £192665 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £157952 | £196823 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £168317 | £199748 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £173556 | £211932 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **BRIAN DAVID GRANGER** (Chair)
- BRIAN JOHN TETLEY
- ELLIE LOWE
- Stephanie Day — appointed Jan. 24, 2024
- VAL BROOKE


