Crown Workspace gives good causes 3,000 reasons to celebrate

Crown Workspace has helped clients donate almost 3,000 pieces of equipment to charities, schools and social enterprises across the UK throughout 2025.

Instead of being disposed of, items including furniture, IT, and electrical equipment resulting from sustainable office clearances were given a new lease of life through Crown’s Giving Back project, by being directly used or sold by good causes.

A total of 2,952 items were donated to organisations located as far apart as Edinburgh, Cardiff and Southampton, including YMCA, SCRUM Theatre, The Social Brokers, and National Centre for Circus Arts, as well as many schools and colleges.

Georgie Byrd, Sustainability Advisor, Crown Workspace, said: “Crown Workspace’s charity network has expanded from around 100 four years ago to now over 900 organisations, with new partners joining us every week.  This extensive network enables us to support clients and organisations across the UK, and we remain committed to maintaining close relationships with our partners to provide meaningful, ongoing support.”

Tina Gibbs, Retail Stock & Logistics Manager, YMCA, said: “YMCA Retail has been receiving furniture from Crown Workspace for a while, with our charity shops receiving fantastic, high quality office furniture. We sell any donated items in our chain of charity shops, offering local communities great quality and value products, while avoiding anything going to landfill. A win-win in our books!

“Income raised from the sale of donations supports our work giving access to YMCA services and projects to more than 375,000 young people in England and Wales every year. I cannot thank Crown enough for their commitment and continued support.”

Since 2011, Crown Workspace has facilitated the donation of over 45,000 items of furniture and equipment to its network of partners, helping those organisations to focus their resources on frontline services.