# NOW! CHARITY GROUP LTD

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1048093
- **Other names:** FURNITURE NOW
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [03077894](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03077894)
- **Registered:** Aug. 2, 1995
- **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=1048093


## Contact

- **Address:** Now! Charity Group Ltd, Furniture Now, 1 Sketch Place, Brooks Road, Lewes East Sussex
- **Postcode:** BN7 2YG
- **Phone:** 01273 487377
- **Email:** hello@nowcharity.org.uk
- **Website:** www.nowcharity.org.uk



## Activities

**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.

**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 &#x27;Projects for Good&#x27;. These are local support initiatives which are driven to achieve transformation for people at risk of exclusion.




## 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



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** SOUTH EAST ENGLAND
- Brighton And Hove
- East Sussex
- West Sussex





## Trustees

| Name | Role | 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 |




