--- title: "Necessary Furniture — charity 1091602 | CharityCompare" description: "Necessary Furniture (charity 1091602): income £388k (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/necessary-furniture retrieved: 2026-10-06T20:37:01.225Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1091602Charitable company NF # Necessary Furniture Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Necessary Furniture is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include the prevention or relief of poverty, environment/conservation/heritage, economic/community development/employment. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.necessaryfurniture.co.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1091602&subId=0) Work at Necessary Furniture? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=necessary-furniture&type=claim&name=Necessary%20Furniture) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Necessary Furniture? Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31 £387,530 Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31 £411,811 Registered charity number 1091602 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Charitable company Register contact address detail (not service area) Canterbury Industrial Park Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Not recorded Website [www.necessaryfurniture.co.uk](http://www.necessaryfurniture.co.uk/) Quick answer Necessary Furniture (number 1091602) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does Necessary Furniture do? 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. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Necessary Furniture Answers Necessary Furniture gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Necessary Furniture's highest-paid staff paid? Necessary Furniture's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register does not record Necessary Furniture as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Necessary Furniture's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 11 April 2002 Company number [03886547](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03886547) (Companies House) Where it says it operates Kent ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; Other Defined Groups. **Reported activities:** Provides Services. Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area. ## What causes is Necessary Furniture registered for? The Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyEnvironment/conservation/heritageEconomic/community Development/employment ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Necessary Furniture yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Necessary Furniture. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to Necessary Furniture? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating. 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A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is Necessary Furniture's charity number? Necessary Furniture's charity number is 1091602. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1091602? Search 1091602 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does Necessary Furniture do? 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. Does Necessary Furniture have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Necessary Furniture. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to Necessary Furniture? Necessary Furniture's website listed in our register data is http://www.necessaryfurniture.co.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees. How much is Necessary Furniture's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Necessary Furniture's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Necessary Furniture? The register does not record Necessary Furniture as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Are Necessary Furniture's trustees paid? Necessary Furniture's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was Necessary Furniture registered as a charity? Necessary Furniture was entered on the register on 11 April 2002. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 03886547). Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1091602&subId=0).