NECESSARY FURNITURE

Charity number: 1091602
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Necessary Furniture is a charitable organisation set up to provide furniture and household goods for the disadvantaged within the community. In addition Necessary Furniture (in partnership with the relevant agencies) provides work experience for unemployed people.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £414,478
Total expenditure: £389,096

People

7 Trustee(s)

3 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Kent

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 April 2002: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
03886547 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ROBERT DAVID MEREDITH Chair 08 August 2022
None on record
Jean Kennett Trustee 24 January 2022
None on record
WILLIAM RHYS-JONES Trustee 17 September 2018
None on record
TOBIN WALLACE-SIMS Trustee 19 September 2016
None on record
SIMON EDRIDGE Trustee 27 September 2013
None on record
CHRISTOPHER COULSTING GAY MBE Trustee
None on record
Georgina Anne GLOVER Trustee
SIMON LANGTON SCHOOLS
Received: On time
STURRY AND DISTRICT UNITED CHURCH
Received: On time
STEPHEN BIGGE'S CHARITY
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £299.21k £289.93k £336.19k £344.21k £414.48k
Total expenditure £275.46k £264.63k £305.76k £332.99k £389.10k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £103.91k £14.23k N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 27 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 27 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 29 February 2024 29 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 29 February 2024 29 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 09 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 09 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 24 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 24 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 31 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 31 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 30 NOVEMBER, 1999 AND AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF 18 MARCH, 2002.

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN THE AREA OF EAST KENT WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP BY: (A) THE PROVISION OF FURNITURE AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ACCESSORIES; (B) THE PROVISION OF TRAINING TO SUPPLY THE SKILLS TO IMPROVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES; AND (C) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

EAST KENT

Contact information

Address:
UNIT 2B
CANTERBURY INDUSTRIAL PARK
ISLAND ROAD
HERSDEN - CANTERBURY
KENT
CT3 4HQ
Phone:
01227712680
Email:
necessary_furniture@hotmail.com
Website:

www.necessaryfurniture.co.uk Open in new window