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Registered charity (CIO) · Essex

Necessities UK

Necessities UK is a registered charity (number 1197120) based in Essex, governed by 3 trustees. Latest income £36k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 3 trustees
  • Income £36k (2024)
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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Where
Essex, Thurrock
Website
www.necessitiesuk.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2021

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2024£36k£18k
  • 2023£14k£21k
  • 2022£25k£17k

Income trend, 2022 to 2024.

Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 4%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

3.1. NECESSITIES UK AIMS TO PREVENT AND RELIEVE HUNGER AND POVERTY FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT WITHIN THE UK, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING ADULTS AND CHILDREN WHO MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO AFFORD ESSENTIAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS AND CONSUMABLE GOODS WITH AN EMERGENCY PARCEL OF PRODUCTS. NECESSITIES UK OBJECTIVES HOPE TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING: • TO HELP THOSE IN NEED BY PROVIDING PROVISIONS TO ALL GROUPS IN SOCIETY WITHOUT A QUOTA SYSTEM TO THOSE WHO ARE OR REMAIN IN NEED.• TO UNITE COMMUNITIES TO WORK TOGETHER TO RELIEVE HUNGER AND POVERTY AMONGST THEIR MOST VULNERABLE FAMILIES.• SHARE THE MESSAGE OF THE GOOD NEWS (GOSPEL) OF JESUS CHRIST IN THE UK AND ABROAD THROUGH USING OUR CHRISTIAN VALUES TO SHOW PRACTICAL EXPRESSIONS OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH TO RELIEVE POVERTY.

Grants received

6 grants · £48,814 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

Most recent

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

3 trustees on the board

2.3y median 1y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure
1
trustees past 6 years
2.5y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

General Charitable Purposes 3The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 3

Gaps to watch

  • Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 3 years.
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£36k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1197120
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 14 Dec 2021
Contact on the register
01375874000 · info@necessitiesuk.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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