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Now! Charity Group LTD

Furniture Now

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1048093
Status
Registered
Registered
Aug. 2, 1995
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
South East England

Address

Address
Now! Charity Group Ltd
Furniture Now
1 Sketch Place
Brooks Road
Lewes East Sussex
BN7 2YG

Activities

Now! is a community-led charity. Our flagship household services reduce waste and carbon footprint via reusing and recycling hundreds of tonnes of household items. Whilst our social inclusion activities maximise our social impact through multiple 'Projects for Good'. These are local support initiatives which are driven to achieve transformation for people at risk of exclusion.

Objects: (a) To Relieve In Cases Of Need, Hardship And Distress By Providing Such Persons Who Are Resident In South East England With Furniture And Household Necessities Of All Descriptions And To Provide The Transport Facilities To Move These Necessities Between Accommodation And Sites.(b) To Further The Education And Skills Of People Resident In The Above Area, In (1) The Arts And Techniques Of The Refurbishment Of Furniture And Household Goods; Or (2) Any Other Disciplines That Will Enable Individuals To Recover Confidence, Gain New Skills Or Become Better Socialised, To Enable Them To Progress Towards Volunteering Education Or Paid Work.(c) The Protection And Preservation Of The Environment For The Public Benefit By [i] The Promotion Of Sustainable Waste Management Practices And The Provision Of Recycling And Reuse Facilities [ii]advancing Public Education About Environmental Matters Related To Sustainable Management Practices In Regards To Household And Commercial/industrial Waste (iii) Carrying Out Research And Development Into Sustainable Waste Management Practices And Disseminating The Useful Results Of That Research (iv) Promoting And Increasing Reuse Of Furniture, Electrics And Other Household Materials/items Through The Fulfilment Of The Objectives In 3a Above.

Classification

How
Provides Services
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Brighton And Hove, East Sussex, West Sussex

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
Dec. 31, 2024 £557,663 £722,847 £182,395 18
Dec. 31, 2023 £712,604 £762,241 £347,578 19
Dec. 31, 2022 £745,478 £755,402 £397,216 16
Dec. 31, 2021 £624,602 £566,278 £407,140 19
Dec. 31, 2020 £732,580 £520,216 £348,816 17

Trustees

Name Appointed
Gordon Sims (Chair) March 23, 2015
Andrew Martin Tolhurst Dec. 16, 2025
Caroline Cutress Sept. 11, 2019
David Carter June 21, 2021
Denise Turner Dr May 29, 2025
Matthew Grant July 24, 2024
Neil Andrew Whines Sept. 11, 2019
Sarah Hinks April 9, 2026