Necessities UK
Necessities UK
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Our Impact

We have taken decisive steps at the inception of our charity to do something that splinters the discriminative economic and social policies that marginalise groups by not establishing or subscribing to quota systems. Leaving us able to provide relief to all who walk through our hubs' doors.

Partnerships in the community are vital in our charity's structure to reach our families and individuals in need. Through our network hubs and partnerships with local stores and businesses in Thurrock, we are able to fill our emergency care parcels to the brim with essential supplies and easily get them to you.

We are acting on apparent and emergent issues as a combination of system failures and global emergencies breaking down communities. We will echo the voices of the unheard and support campaigns for sustained reforms on systematic failures in private and public spheres.

The deep generosity of our donors, volunteers, partners and team through their dedicated time, prayer, money and donated supplies has encouraged a contagious spirit of giving, support and is leading to opened hands and hearts in our community.

 

2026 Highlights

  • Necessities UK welcomed the new year in and continued to help people in need Thurrock.

  • Necessities UK delivered hygiene inequality talks to Year students at Grays Convent High School.

    Necessities UK has been nominated for the Acquisitions International Not for Profit Awards in the East of England region. Necessities UK was previously awarded

  • Necessities UK is so honoured and humbled to share the news that we have won an award again. Necessities UK has been recognised as the Community Food and Hygiene Support Charity of the Year 2026 - East of England by Acquisitions International’s Non-Profit organisation awards 2026. We will continue to support the community of Thurrock.

    Necessities UK was invited to Hathaway Academy once again by their Year 8 student for their First Give Programme to introduce the charity and answer all their lovely questions.

  • Exciting news for Necessities UK!

    Necessities UK was humbled to receive another grant from the National Lottery Community Fund to help sustain our services for those in need across Thurrock.

    Through this grant, we will be able to hire our very first paid employee to support our day-to-day operations and help ensure we can continue reaching individuals and families experiencing hardship in our community.

    Since 2021, Necessities UK has been driven entirely by volunteers. This funding marks an important step in strengthening our capacity, allowing us to build on the support we already provide while continuing to respond compassionately and practically to those facing poverty and crisis.

    We are incredibly grateful to the National Lottery Community Fund and to everyone who supports our work. Your belief in what we do makes a real difference.

2025 Highlights

  • A lovely start to 2025!

    Necessities UK were awarded £2500 toward emergency stock and supermarket vouchers for our service users to use in the half term and end of term for February and April 2025.

    Necessities UK participated in the Thurrock Cares Cost of Living Roadshow in Tilbury. Spreading awareness of the food and hygiene bank and service support.

  • During the Half Term break in Thurrock, Necessities UK were able to give out supermarket vouchers as additional support alongside our emergency relief parcels.

    Our Managing Director and Founder participated in the 2-3 Degrees Mastering my Future Event with 16-18 years looking progress their future in work and education.

    Purfleet shop and Necessities UK participated in another food exchange to help more in the area get access to food relief.

  • Necessities UK continued to support residents in need the borough.

    On 29th March, we joined UTurnships at the Thameside Theatre showcase a talent show and reach the public. Necessities UK joined, Cultural Connections Thurrock, Let’s talk about Autism and Start Thurrock in engagement with the local community.

  • During the Easter break in Thurrock, Necessities UK were able to give out supermarket vouchers as additional support alongside our emergency relief parcels.

    Necessities UK were blessed to recieve a £1000 grant from the Fowler Smith Jones Trust.

  • Necessities UK and Nurturing Your Need (NYN Group) hosted a collaboration event for the community. “Cooking on a Budget” we welcomed 10 people to participate in a cooking class to learn how to use the ingredients provided and how easy and nutritional meals can be.

    During the half-term break in Thurrock, Necessities UK were able to give out supermarket vouchers as additional support alongside our emergency relief parcels.

  • Necessities UK continued our service to the public and operated as usual.

  • Necessities UK continued our service to the public and operated as usual.

  • Necessities UK continued our service to the public and operated as usual.

    During the month of August in Thurrock, Necessities UK were able to give out supermarket vouchers as additional support alongside our emergency relief parcels.

  • Necessities UK continued our service to the public and operated as usual.

  • Necessities UK continued our service to the public and operated as usual.

    Necessities UK’s trustees ensured that our governance and administrative duties to the charity commission was carried out. Necessities UK submitted their 2024 End of Year accounts on time to the charity commission for the third year running.

    Necessities UK built a new partnership with the NHS initiative team Employ-ability. Employ-ability have created a partnership to help each others service users with emergency relief and employment skills.

    Necessities UK received £500 from the ASDA Foundation

  • Necessities UK received £500 from the ASDA Foundation

    Necessities UK continued our service to the public and operated as usual.

  • Necessities UK continued our service to the public and operated as usual.

    Necessities UK finished the year and helped 929 people.

2024 Highlights

  • Necessities UK was successfully awarded £800 from the ASDA Foundation from their Cost of Living Grant Fund.

  • Necessities UK was successfully awarded £19674 from The National Lottery Community Fund for operations and to continue to provide an emergency service.

    Nonyem Nnadi joined Necessities UK as our new trustee.

    Sarah Wilson was feature in Cause4’s Charity leader of the month.

  • Necessities UK was awarded £5000 from the Essex Community Foundation for operations and services.

  • We moved locations! After two great years in our first location in the Queensgate Centre Grays. We made the leap to the Beehive Resource Centre, where a number of our partners and other local charities are based to help our service users locate us better.

  • GAME CHANGER ALERT!!!

    We transformed our service by buying fridges to store and offer perishable goods, such as fresh fruit, veg, and dairy!

  • Between the months of April - June we we were one of the 3 charities/causes on Tesco Thurrock Store Stronger Starts (Blue Token Scheme) again.

    We placed third and was award £500 to use on emergency food items and hygiene products. AND supermarket voucher

  • Our second year running our supermarket voucher scheme over the summer holidays.

  • Business as usual is still a highlight!

  • Business as usual is still a highlight!

  • We extended our supermarket voucher scheme during October half term.

  • Business as usual is still a highlight!

  • Necessities UK participated in the Grays Thurrock Care Cost of Living Roadshow.

    Necessities UK extended the voucher scheme again in December to provide families with something extra over Christmas!

    Necessities UK raised £228.43 by gift wrapping the public’s Christmas presents in Lakeside Shopping Centre.

    Necessities UK received a £2500 grant from Arnold Clark on Christmas Day. (Merry Christmas to us!)

    Necessities UK provide Hygiene Products to Active Essex’s Christmas Active Hamper.

    Necessities UK closes for Christmas and New Years for rest and recharge.

2023 Highlights

  • Necessities UK donated the surplus of their 2022 Christmas hampers to the Thurrock CVS’ Grays and Purfleet pantries. Allowing more people in the borough need help to access emergency relief in Grays and Purfleet.

  • Necessities UK teams up with the NYN Group to deliver a series of cost-of-living and alternative education talks with Hathaway Academy.

    We believe talks of poverty and hunger must occur early to prevent cycles of inequality from taking place.

  • We were successful in being selected as one the three charities to participate in Thurrock Tesco’s Blue Token Scheme by Groundworks and place third and was awarded £500 to use on emergency food and hygiene and to purchase supermarket vouchers for our service users.

  • Necessities UK was officially awarded by Acquisitions International’s Non-Profit Organisation Awards - Most Supportive Food and Hygiene Bank in East of England 2023.

  • Business as usual is still a highlight!

  • Business as usual is still a highlight!

  • Start of the Summer! This can mean only one thing! Schools are closed!

    The Genesis of the supermarket voucher scheme started in July 2023.

    For the summer hoildays we launched a scheme to provide a variety of supermarket vouchers to our service users. Giving the opportunity to do a supermarket shop on us and reclaim their independence.

  • Business as usual is still a highlight!

  • Business as usual is still a highlight!

  • Business as usual is still a highlight!

  • Business as usual is still a highlight!

  • We participated in the Lakeside’s annual gift wrapping service and raised £208.83

2022 Highlights

  • On Tuesday 13th December 2021, Necessities UK registered as a CIO with the Charity Commission.

    Necessities UK raised £208.83 gift wrapping at Lakeside Shopping Centre

  • Arnold Clark awards Necessities UK a £2500 grant for operations.

  • Necessities UK registers with the fundraising regulator to ensure that we are compliant and have good fundraising habits.

  • We receive our official charity bank account.

  • Community fundraising is a hit with our donations tine posted around the Borough.

    We move into our official Home in the Queensgate centre, Grays!

  • First fundraising event with Asda Tilbury.

    We received our first store donations from Morrison Chingford.

    We opened to the public on 30th May 2022.

  • Necessities UK received funding from he national lottery Fund (Community Fund)

  • Fundraising in ASDA Tilbury for our Corporate partners (The Hygiene Bank)

  • support increases

  • we are one of the three great causes on the asda tilbury green tokens fund scheme.

    Thurrock community skate jam event in aveley

  • Feminine health and fibroid network charity 5k walk

  • the hygiene bank unilever donations

    Necessities UK receives funding from Esexx Community Fund

    Lakeside Christmas Carols with Kaleo Music Studios

    West Ham Unit Foundation and Necessities UK Coffee Morning at Hathaway Academy.

    Donations from the Red Balloon Foundation and Christ Gospel Assembly.

    NEcessities UK is award grant from ASDA foundation Cost of Living fund.

Happy Easter all. I hope you all had a wonderful Sunday. God has risen. He is alive. That is the Good News. That is His love. That is His message. Until His return. May God keep you and May God bless you✝️
Happy Easter all. I hope you all had a wonderful Sunday. God has risen. He is alive. That is the Good News. That is His love. That is His message. Until His return. May God keep you and May God bless you✝️
I am pleased to announced that Necessities UK has been announced as a winner in Acquisitions International’s Non-Profit Organisation awards 2023. We were awarded with Most Supportive Food & Hygiene Bank 2023 - East of England AI Community
I am pleased to announced that Necessities UK has been announced as a winner in Acquisitions International’s Non-Profit Organisation awards 2023. We were awarded with Most Supportive Food & Hygiene Bank 2023 - East of England AI Community Excellence Award 2023. We are glad to be recognised for the work and efforts we have put in to the community and humbly accept this award. I would like to thank all of our partners, funders, supermarkets we work with and support in the Borough. Thank you to our corporate partner the @thehygienebank. We host the Thurrock initiative of their project as well as supply our own hygiene products under Necessities UK. I would like especially thank our service users who have made it a wonderful privilege to help this past year, we hope we can continue to support the community 💙 I cannot forget to mention our wonder team of trustees and volunteers. Thank you to Nzinga, Joseph, George, Jacob, Cindy, Joyce, Victoria, Sandra, Samuel & Jeffrey. #necessitiesuk #foodbanks #hygienebank #thurrock
It’s Shrove Tuesday aka Pancake Day! 🥞🥞🥞 Have a lovely day all. Looking forward to giving these out today. #necessitiesuk
It’s Shrove Tuesday aka Pancake Day! 🥞🥞🥞 Have a lovely day all. Looking forward to giving these out today. #necessitiesuk
We are grateful to @tnlcommunityfund for the supporting us again this year. This grant will be used towards our storage unit facilities and to the provision of food and hygiene products for our service users!! #necessitiesuk
We are grateful to @tnlcommunityfund for the supporting us again this year. This grant will be used towards our storage unit facilities and to the provision of food and hygiene products for our service users!! #necessitiesuk
A huge thank you to the students and staff at Hathaway Academy. On Tuesday 7th February 2023 we went back to collect a food and hygiene donation from the school. We received 24KG of incredible food and hygiene products for our service users. Thank y
A huge thank you to the students and staff at Hathaway Academy. On Tuesday 7th February 2023 we went back to collect a food and hygiene donation from the school. We received 24KG of incredible food and hygiene products for our service users. Thank you to the teachers and students again for helping us to reach the community through the community. #necessitiesuk 💙
I am delighted to announce that Necessities UK is on Tesco’s Blue Tokens Community Grants vote in 8 stores! 🤯 Until the end March you can vote for us to win funding for our service users. You will able to see the voting box with Necessities U
I am delighted to announce that Necessities UK is on Tesco’s Blue Tokens Community Grants vote in 8 stores! 🤯 Until the end March you can vote for us to win funding for our service users. You will able to see the voting box with Necessities UK’s name in eight stores in the borough. Please do get involved with support the local charities and good causes in the borough. Thank you 💙 Participating stores: Tesco Chafford Hundred RM16 6YA Tesco Lakeside Extra RM20 1TX Tesco Armada Chafford RM16 6PS Tesco Grays Express RM16 2BD Tesco Chadwell St Mary RM16 4JD Tesco South Ockendon RM15 6AJ Tesco Tilbury Exp RM18 7QU Tesco Derwent Sth Ocken RM15 5GN Tesco Southend Rd Grays RM17 5NJ #necessitiesuk
We are grateful to have been a part of the Asda Foundation Green Token scheme last quarter. It’s because of your support and votes we were able to place second! These funds will be used to help those in the community with emergency relief throu
We are grateful to have been a part of the Asda Foundation Green Token scheme last quarter. It’s because of your support and votes we were able to place second! These funds will be used to help those in the community with emergency relief through food parcels. A huge massive thank you to the Asda Tilbury and Kim. #asda #greentokens #necessitiesuk 💙
We were given a fantastic opportunity this week by Hathaway Academy to come in and share with their students what community support is available in the borough to those who are in need. The school prides themselves in being facilitators of learning b
We were given a fantastic opportunity this week by Hathaway Academy to come in and share with their students what community support is available in the borough to those who are in need. The school prides themselves in being facilitators of learning but in tandem remembers their duty to nurture their students needs. Our founder and managing director represented Necessities UK and spoke to the students about our work, support and achievements in the last 7 months. In 2023, we will continue support for families and individuals coping with the economic emergency. The students will be participating in our winter food drive and will be donating loads of food and hygiene products to families and individuals in the borough who are in need of emergency relief. We were joined by the @nyngroup who delivered a great presentation of how the student can pursue different vocations and challenge themselves. Here are some highlights from the assemblies. 💙
On behalf of Necessities UK Trustees and volunteers I would like to wish you all a very safe and merry Christmas.
On behalf of Necessities UK Trustees and volunteers I would like to wish you all a very safe and merry Christmas.
This Tuesday we had the absolute pleasure of hosting a coffee morning at Hathaway Academy in partnership with the West Ham United Foundation. We were able share key information with parents, sign post them to our partner organisations in the borough
This Tuesday we had the absolute pleasure of hosting a coffee morning at Hathaway Academy in partnership with the West Ham United Foundation. We were able share key information with parents, sign post them to our partner organisations in the borough that provide free and professional support and we got to have a good old chin wag! The cookie platter helped too! THANK GOD FOR COSTCO🥳. We acted as the foundation’s HAF partner to host a coffee morning and provide Christmas hampers to the families on the scheme. We were really glad we got the opportunity to go out and meet more people in the community and share what we do in the borough. Truly grateful 💙 The foundation hosts a number activities for school children in primary and secondary the holidays and can sign up directly via the foundation’s website. They have a range of programmes and activities in Essex and London #necessitiesuk #hafprogrammme #westham
Today we had the absolute pleasure of having @kaleomusicstudios fundraise for us at @lakeside. Ayshe and her students helped to raise £51.15 for the charity. The vocals were amazing!!! If you are interested in reaching your musical potential i
Today we had the absolute pleasure of having @kaleomusicstudios fundraise for us at @lakeside. Ayshe and her students helped to raise £51.15 for the charity. The vocals were amazing!!! If you are interested in reaching your musical potential in the New year? Then look no further than Kaleo music studios! Thanks again to the performers 💙 #necessitiesuk
We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded grant funding by the Essex Community Foundation. This grant will be used to help with operations costs for our Grays office base. We are grateful we can continue our service in the community as w
We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded grant funding by the Essex Community Foundation. This grant will be used to help with operations costs for our Grays office base. We are grateful we can continue our service in the community as we recognise the transition from cost of living crisis to cost of living emergency! We hope to turn the tides 🌊💙 #necessitiesuk #costoflivingemergency #foodbanks #foodinsecurity
We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded £1200 from Asda Foundation through their Cost of Living Grant. We will use these funds to continue to provide to emergency food and hygiene relief to people who are in need in the borough.
We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded £1200 from Asda Foundation through their Cost of Living Grant. We will use these funds to continue to provide to emergency food and hygiene relief to people who are in need in the borough. We are grateful to the foundation for recognising the needs of the community and that it is thanks to Asda Tilbury's team and community champion Kim for their in store and support to all local causes and charities in Thurrock. Thank you 💙 #necessitiesuk #foodbanksuk #tilbury #costoflivingcrisis
We are officially 1 year old today. Thank you to all who support our work. As we grow, we will continue to provide for those in the community without life's necessities 💙 #necessitiesuk
We are officially 1 year old today. Thank you to all who support our work. As we grow, we will continue to provide for those in the community without life's necessities 💙 #necessitiesuk
The Hygien Bank Thurrock Post - a huge thank you Unilever for their generous donation to the The Hygiene Bank. We received 438.82KG of personal and household hygiene products to distribute across Thurrock. If you know an organisation, school or good
The Hygien Bank Thurrock Post - a huge thank you Unilever for their generous donation to the The Hygiene Bank. We received 438.82KG of personal and household hygiene products to distribute across Thurrock. If you know an organisation, school or good cause in need of these products please contact us on thurrock@thehygienebank.com 💛 so we can register you!
The Hygiene Bank was very lucky to receive these donated items from the customers of Boots. Thank you to the team for this amazing donation @bootsuk @lakeside @thehygienebank #hygieneisarightnotaluxury
The Hygiene Bank was very lucky to receive these donated items from the customers of Boots. Thank you to the team for this amazing donation @bootsuk @lakeside @thehygienebank #hygieneisarightnotaluxury
Thank you Morrisons Chingford’s Community Champion Bridgette for this amazing donation to us. 😁 Our service users are really going to appreciate these items. We also were able to buy a few hygiene products from Inkind Direct this month to help
Thank you Morrisons Chingford’s Community Champion Bridgette for this amazing donation to us. 😁 Our service users are really going to appreciate these items. We also were able to buy a few hygiene products from Inkind Direct this month to help tackle hygiene poverty. #necessitiesuk
We are delighted to share that we received #NationalLottery funding from @TNLCommunityFund for our project! Thank you to National Lottery players for helping #MakeAmazingHappen. The funding has helped us in our first months of operations to provide f
We are delighted to share that we received #NationalLottery funding from @TNLCommunityFund for our project! Thank you to National Lottery players for helping #MakeAmazingHappen. The funding has helped us in our first months of operations to provide for people in need of emergency relief and practical support.
Good morning friends 😁 We have been chosen for this quarters Green Token Giving scheme for Asda Tilbury. Please vote for us and continue to help us freely provide for adult and children in great need of food and hygiene essentials who are facing cri
Good morning friends 😁 We have been chosen for this quarters Green Token Giving scheme for Asda Tilbury. Please vote for us and continue to help us freely provide for adult and children in great need of food and hygiene essentials who are facing crises and financial difficulties during this hard period globally and especially in the cost of living crisis. Thank you all in advance for your vote https://www.asda.com/green-tokens/store?store=4609
Correction to previous post!! We are open on Monday 19th September 2022 at a slightly earlier time at 4-6pm in our Grays location.
Correction to previous post!! We are open on Monday 19th September 2022 at a slightly earlier time at 4-6pm in our Grays location.
Happy Easter all. I hope you all had a wonderful Sunday. God has risen. He is alive. That is the Good News. That is His love. That is His message. Until His return. May God keep you and May God bless you✝️ I am pleased to announced that Necessities UK has been announced as a winner in Acquisitions International’s Non-Profit Organisation awards 2023. We were awarded with Most Supportive Food & Hygiene Bank 2023 - East of England AI Community It’s Shrove Tuesday aka Pancake Day! 🥞🥞🥞 Have a lovely day all. Looking forward to giving these out today. #necessitiesuk We are grateful to @tnlcommunityfund for the supporting us again this year. This grant will be used towards our storage unit facilities and to the provision of food and hygiene products for our service users!! #necessitiesuk A huge thank you to the students and staff at Hathaway Academy. On Tuesday 7th February 2023 we went back to collect a food and hygiene donation from the school. We received 24KG of incredible food and hygiene products for our service users. Thank y I am delighted to announce that Necessities UK is on Tesco’s Blue Tokens Community Grants vote in 8 stores! 🤯 Until the end March you can vote for us to win funding for our service users. You will able to see the voting box with Necessities U We are grateful to have been a part of the Asda Foundation Green Token scheme last quarter. It’s because of your support and votes we were able to place second! These funds will be used to help those in the community with emergency relief throu We were given a fantastic opportunity this week by Hathaway Academy to come in and share with their students what community support is available in the borough to those who are in need. The school prides themselves in being facilitators of learning b On behalf of Necessities UK Trustees and volunteers I would like to wish you all a very safe and merry Christmas. This Tuesday we had the absolute pleasure of hosting a coffee morning at Hathaway Academy in partnership with the West Ham United Foundation. We were able share key information with parents, sign post them to our partner organisations in the borough Today we had the absolute pleasure of having @kaleomusicstudios fundraise for us at @lakeside. Ayshe and her students helped to raise £51.15 for the charity. The vocals were amazing!!! If you are interested in reaching your musical potential i We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded grant funding by the Essex Community Foundation. This grant will be used to help with operations costs for our Grays office base. We are grateful we can continue our service in the community as w We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded £1200 from Asda Foundation through their Cost of Living Grant. We will use these funds to continue to provide to emergency food and hygiene relief to people who are in need in the borough. We are officially 1 year old today. Thank you to all who support our work. As we grow, we will continue to provide for those in the community without life's necessities 💙 #necessitiesuk The Hygien Bank Thurrock Post - a huge thank you Unilever for their generous donation to the The Hygiene Bank. We received 438.82KG of personal and household hygiene products to distribute across Thurrock. If you know an organisation, school or good The Hygiene Bank was very lucky to receive these donated items from the customers of Boots. Thank you to the team for this amazing donation @bootsuk @lakeside @thehygienebank #hygieneisarightnotaluxury Thank you Morrisons Chingford’s Community Champion Bridgette for this amazing donation to us. 😁 Our service users are really going to appreciate these items. We also were able to buy a few hygiene products from Inkind Direct this month to help We are delighted to share that we received #NationalLottery funding from @TNLCommunityFund for our project! Thank you to National Lottery players for helping #MakeAmazingHappen. The funding has helped us in our first months of operations to provide f Good morning friends 😁 We have been chosen for this quarters Green Token Giving scheme for Asda Tilbury. Please vote for us and continue to help us freely provide for adult and children in great need of food and hygiene essentials who are facing cri Correction to previous post!! We are open on Monday 19th September 2022 at a slightly earlier time at 4-6pm in our Grays location.
 

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