Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 6
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

NOW! CHARITY GROUP LTD 

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.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • 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 gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Established: 29 years

www.nowcharity.org.uk

hello@nowcharity.org.uk

01273479528

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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
31/12/22*£745£755£-10£0£397£3976.31615
31/12/21£625£566£58£0£407£4078.61914
31/12/20£733£520£212£0£349£3397.81715
31/12/19£583£551£31£0£136£1252.71415
31/12/18£755£802£-47£1£105£620.91720
31/12/17£784£868£-83£3£152£1281.8250
31/12/16£789£837£-48£16£236£2243.2290
31/12/15£784£795£-12£20£284£2323.5260
31/12/14£716£765£-49£20£296£2534240
31/12/13£707£702£5£24£345£2804.8290
31/12/12£666£662£3£22£339£3245.9220
31/12/11£666£662£3£23£338£3165.7280
31/12/10£758£787£-30£24£335£3244.9300
31/12/09£650£589£62£20£364£3036.2230
31/12/08£539£444£95£19£303£2747.4190
31/12/07£411£454£-43£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£526£456£70£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£453£431£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£363£351£12£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 6.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 7.7
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Brighton And Hove, East Sussex, West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 16 employees
  • 15 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Garfield Weston Foundation£50,000
Sussex Community Foundation£47,613
DCMS£42,493
Henry Smith Charity£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Now! Charity Group Ltd
£5,113 14/07/2023
Funding was provided towards the cost of running their vans.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Now! Charity Group Ltd
£7,500 21/07/2022
Funding was provided to assist in moving to a larger premises to meet an increase in demand.
Sussex Community Foundation - English, Maths and Employability Provision - East Sussex
£10,000 26/01/2022
Funding was provided to deliver a free English maths and employability skills training programme for people aged 18 and over (adults) from a hub in Eastbourne.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Now! Charity Group Ltd
£5,000 16/07/2021
12
Funding was provided to launch a new Baby Bank project in Lewes.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Now! Charity Group Ltd
£5,000 03/03/2021
Now! Charity Group provide essential furniture, household items and life-changing community experiences to those most in need. Funding was provided to support their furniture relief scheme.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Now! Charity Group Ltd
£5,000 08/12/2020
12
towards one year's running costs of a charity offering furniture reuse distribution and work readiness training for vulnerable people living in East Sussex
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£42,493 23/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Now! Charity Group Ltd
£10,000 29/06/2020
The Now! Charity Group offers low-cost furniture and white goods to low-income families, alongside providing the opportunity for residents in the community to access training to learn a variety of ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Now! Charity Group
£2,394 14/04/2020
COVID19 : purchase IT equipment for a charity that works with homelessness in East Sussex
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Now! Charity Group Ltd
£5,000 30/03/2020
With the enforcement of lengthy self-isolation periods, the need for household essentials is critical. Now! Charity are endeavouring to continue their servicves by providing beds and white goods to ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£50,000 10/07/2019
Now! Charity Community Learning Centre and support programme.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Now! Charity Group Ltd
£5,000 16/11/2018
3
Funding was provided to launch a new community maths and english community education project called 'Footsteps',
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Now! Charity Group Ltd
£5,000 16/11/2018
7
Funding was provided for project costs associated with youth community champions
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 26/04/2018
Training Now
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Now! Charity Group Ltd
£5,770 20/11/2017
12
Now! Charity Group Ltd have 2 arms- Furniture Now provides household goods at minimal cost to help overcome material poverty and reduce waste, and Training Now which provides free training and ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 58-71
  • DAVID CARTER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Operations Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/08/1995, number: 1048093
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/07/1995, number: 03077894
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 118 days late,
Main office

Furniture Now
Unit 1-2
Phoenix Works
North Street
Lewes
BN7 2PE

Objectives

(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.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SOUTH EAST ENGLAND

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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