Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 5
    • Narrow trustee age band: -2
    • Gender balanced board: +3
    • Overall weighted support: +5
    Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

    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:

    • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • 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

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit £k
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/12/23£713£762£-50£0£348£2503.91914
    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£620.9170
    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£-43n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/06£526£456£70n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/05£453£431£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/04£363£351£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 3%
    Liabilities/Income: 2%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 72%
    Reserves/Spending: 3.9 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
    Quick Ratio: 21.1
    Asset Split ?
    Balance Sheet History
    Established: 29 years

    www.nowcharity.org.uk

    hello@nowcharity.org.uk

    01273479528

    Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX
    UN SDGs
    ?
    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
    GiG Classification
    • Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy
    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 supports them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    Sussex Community Foundation£49,113
    DCMS£42,493
    Henry Smith Charity£5,000
    The Clothworkers Foundation£2,394
    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
    Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Now! Charity Group Ltd
    £1,500 19/11/2020
    10
    Funding was provided towards an upcycling and furniture repairs project.
    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
    36
    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: 58-72
    • CAROLINE CUTRESS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Marketing Consultant
    • DAVID CARTER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Operations Director
    • GORDON SIMS (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Director Of Own Hr Company
    • NEIL ANDREW WHINES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
    • NIGEL GOSSEDGE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Financial Adviser
    • SARAH HINKS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Consultant
    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
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Conflicting interests
    • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
    • 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
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • 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
    Filing Record
    20 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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