Charities
We are a Registered Charity set up in 1981 to provide affordable re-used furniture, electrical appliances and household goods. We stock a wide range of items over three floors of our Loughborough showroom, including re-used furniture for home. We also have previously owned office furniture for business use. Our mission is to: · maximise the donation of furniture and electrical goods from the people of Leicestershire · ensure a high level of re-use to reduce the environmental impact and to help those in greatest need · provide a real work environment for volunteers seeking to improve their life opportunities Our furniture and electrical goods are donated by people or organisations who no longer have immediate need of them, but who prefer them to be re-used rather than be neglected or sent to landfill. In 2019/20 we collected unwanted items from 1,945 households which included 7,845 items for reuse, and stopped almost 135 tonnes of furniture and electrical items from ending up in landfill sites! We are a charity so there are no shareholders and no profits, all the money goes back into the organisation to fund current and future operations. Our work, however, could not continue without donations of goods from the community and the commitment and involvement of our wonderful volunteers, who work in the office, on the vans, in the shop and in the warehouse. In return for their time, volunteers receive training, support and work experience. 36 volunteers worked with us in 2019/20. We are members of the Furniture Re-use Network, a national organisation which supports, assists and develops charitable re-use organisations across the UK. For more information on their activities and furniture reuse in general please visit their website www.reuse-network.org.uk. If we can provide any further information for you about our work or how you can help us please do not hesitate to contact us. We also welcome any feedback about your experience of donating to or buying from SOFA and any way that we can improve our service to the community.
The Soil Association is a membership charity campaigning for planet-friendly food and farming. We believe in the connection between soil, food, the health of people and the health of the planet.
Sophie's Legacy support families in hospital by providing snack boxes, toiletries, funding for transport, pizzas on a Saturday night and much more.
The SOS Africa Children's Charity is a grassroots child sponsorship organisation which invests 100% of your donation in the education and care of African children. Since 2003 we have provided disadvantaged children, from grades 1 to 12, with a personal education programme or learning support scheme tailored specifically to their needs. This holistic approach enables children to break the cycle of poverty and reach their full potential.
SOS Children's Villages UK protects unsupported children worldwide. We offer children made parentless by conflict, poverty, disease and disaster the chance to grow up in a safe and nurturing family environment, with a parent and siblings who care for them, quality education and healthcare. Our community programmes support at-risk families and help reduce family breakdown, child abandonment and neglect. In times of conflict and disaster, we protect at-risk children, giving them a safe space where they can receive food, shelter, healthcare, education, trauma counselling and a chance to regain their childhood by playing and making friends.