# THE USEFUL WOOD COMPANY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1182905
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** April 10, 2019
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1182905


## Contact

- **Address:** 15-29 Goldsworth Road, Woking, Surrey
- **Postcode:** GU21 6JT
- **Phone:** 01483762589
- **Email:** aahewat@outlook.com
- **Website:** www.usefulwood.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT, WORK PLACEMENTS, TRAINING AND VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES 2. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).”3. THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY RECYCLING AND RE-USING WASTE WOOD AND WOOD PRODUCTS

**Activities:** 1. The relief of unemployment for the benefit of the public in such ways as may be thought fit, including assistance to find employment, work placements, training and volunteering opportunities 2. To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Surrey



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £349313 | £287510 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £303518 | £258857 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £254181 | £228561 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £118343 | £62251 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £118343 | £62251 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **ANTHONY AITKEN HEWAT** (Chair) — appointed April 10, 2019
- BRIAN NICHOLAS HENRY — appointed Dec. 10, 2020
- GEORGE WILLIAM VARNEY — appointed April 10, 2019
- MICHAEL DAVID DEAVIN — appointed April 10, 2019
- Stephen Charles Barter — appointed Aug. 11, 2020