Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 0

No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 3

NECESSARY FURNITURE

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.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

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

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£344	£333	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/22		£336	£306	£30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/03/21		£290	£265	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/20		£299	£275	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/19		£279	£273	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/18	*	£268	£287	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£260	£274	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£244	£276	£-33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£226	£238	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£221	£210	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£201	£212	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£201	£214	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	*	£208	£204	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£207	£210	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£193	£208	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£195	£190	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£198	£168	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£174	£157	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£178	£168	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£187	£165	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 22 years
(24 years as a company)

www.necessaryfurniture.co.uk

necessary_furniture@hotmail.com

01227712680

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Social & legal advocacy

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Kent,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
10 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-85

JEAN KENNETT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Education Consultant

ROBERT DAVID MEREDITH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

GEORGINA ANNE GLOVER Appointed: 2003, Occupation: Local Authority Educational Of, Other trusteeships: STEPHEN BIGGE'S CHARITY, SIMON LANGTON SCHOOLS, STURRY AND DISTRICT UNITED CHURCH,

SIMON EDRIDGE Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Managing Director

TOBIN WALLACE-SIMS (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Bursar

WILLIAM RHYS-JONES Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Architect/Director

CHRISTOPHER COULSTING GAY MBE, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: CANTERBURY UMBRELLA,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/04/2002, number: 1091602
Registered at Companies House on 30/11/1999, number: 03886547

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR23: 29 days late, AR18: 1 days late, AR11: 61 days late, AR04: 185 days late,

Main office

UNIT 2B
CANTERBURY INDUSTRIAL PARK
ISLAND ROAD
HERSDEN - CANTERBURY
KENT
CT3 4HQ

Objectives

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.

Defined Area of Benefit:

EAST KENT

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