Last year you may remember the charity were told by our landlady of 12 years she was selling the building once our tenancy ended in May 2024.
This came out of the blue and was a very nerve-racking time for us, many of you donated to a fund we set up this raised £1,500 thank you so much for all your support whoever donated to this, it means so much to us.
The Asking price was huge and seemed impossible to us.
We thought about fundraising (someone even had the crazy idea of swimming to the isle of wight) but most of us are either to old or to disabled for such a quest, we thought of asking the public for help, but this goes against what we try and do at the charity as we understand more than most the hard times people are facing ,so this option was ruled out, we approached and hassled any councillors we could find from all political sides ,approached our local council, even did a press release, but nobody could offer us solutions only directions of someone else to contact. None of us have any rich friends or families, we thought about the national lottery, but this goes against our ethos. we exhausted all avenues, even looked at renting other properties none of which suited us either too small too expensive or wrong locations.
We prayed a lot over the months trusting that if God wanted the work to continue, he would find a way were we couldn’t.
Just the thought of moving the 100 or more storage boxes, the foodbank, the furniture literally had us in tears at times .. (I mean we all love a mission ..but that takes the biscuit ! )
We tried banks for loans, they didn’t want to know as we are a charity, then by chance one of our Trustees in a moment of clarity or madness suggested we tried a Christian bank he had heard do great things for other Christians called Kingdom Bank, and at the same time another lovely local charity closed and decided to transfer us their remaining funds!
Kingdom Bank told us to make a few adjustments to change our income and they would help us to get a mortgage! Andrews words to us “You need to own your building to carry on the work you have been doing for Gosport, let’s see if we can help you " finally it felt like someone believed in us.
Sometimes we felt helpless, and that the charity may have to decrease in size, our 12 staff would have to look for new jobs and our lovely volunteers lose their purpose. But with the for-sale signs still up outside and the occasional potential buyers still turning up to look at our building, we persevered jumping through every hoop thrown our way. I now feel like I am some sort of financial deal closing wizard and probably know more than I want to about legal paperwork.
” ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR THE GOODNESS OF THOSE WHO LOVE GOD, TO THOSE WHO ARE CALLLED ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE “ (ROMANS 8V28)"
With the guidance of an amazing solicitor and kingdom Bank we did it!!
Yes we have gone and bought the building folks …. We are not going nowhere ……all glory to God
We would like to thank our loyal customers who have donated items ,visited and purchased from our shop as this is how we pay our way and can do all the free stuff, thank you to everyone who has storage with us and pays on time each month, thank you to anyone who uses our removals service .each of you are contributing to the work we do so THANK YOU
Please carry on supporting us it means more than ever, each sale, every donated item, donation of food for the foodbank, each full storage box or container means the more people who need our support we can help, you guys are amazing and we love you all .
We are so excited, and we are going to treat all the staff to a cooked breakfast.
When my parents started this charity back in the early 1990s from their living room, they could not imagine that all this time latter, we would own a building and the work would be as it is today.
So, from the Trustees, The Pottinger’s, and all at Jacobs Well Care Centre, here’s to another 25 years in Gosport & many exciting plans.
Kind Regards
Jacobs Well
Jacobs Well Care Centre
Toronto Place
Gosport
PO12 4UZ
There's much to see here. So, take your time, look around, we are sure you won't leave without seeing something you want..
Our new Food bank (The Store Cupboard) distributes food for those who have difficulty purchasing in stores. All we ask is for that person to make a small donation if they can.
Storage....large or small, we even have industrial size shipping containers, and all this with 24 Hour Access.
School Uniform can always be expensive, that's why we decided to make life easier for parents. Our School Uniform Project provides a range of uniforms and clothes that covers most of the Gosport Schools.
Moving home is exciting, but it can sometimes be a real hassle, which is why with Jacobs Well we will make the move easy and at a very fair price.
If you need storage, this is also not a problem. Long or short term storage.... we take personal pride in making your move easy.
We collect donated furniture which we sell at a low cost in our furniture store. We can also deliver furniture you purchase in our store.
We have been dealing with house Clearances for along time, and we provide an excellence service.
Romans 12:13
Jacobs Well Care Centre
Toronto Place, Gosport, PO12 4UZ
Website: www.jacobswell.charity
Email: enquiries@jacobswellcarecentre.co.uk
Telephone: 023 9258 3050
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