NECESSARY FURNITURE

Registered charity 1091602 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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.

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: EAST KENT

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £24,311 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £206,242 to £181,931. The trustees note that their current priority is to closely monitor income and expenditure to keep the charity on a sound footing. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable standards.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• 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
• 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• ROBERT DAVID MEREDITHchair
• CHRISTOPHER COULSTING GAY MBE
• Cheryl Howard
• Dermot Gary Hickland
• Paul Glover
• Peter John Cowell
• SIMON EDRIDGE
• WILLIAM RHYS-JONES

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

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