Now! Charity Group Ltd

Analysis

Now! Charity Group Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lewes East Sussex. It was registered in August 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03077894). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Now! Charity Group Ltd reported income of £523k and spending of £569k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £625k to £523k (-16%), an average of -4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Now! Charity Group Ltd sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Victory Gospel Church (£522k), Citizens Advice North East Kent (£523k) and Open Door Church (St. Neots) (£522k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88%, trading 4.6% and donations and legacies 4.6%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £136k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.