Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 8
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

NEW HEIGHTS WARREN FARM COMMUNITY PROJECT

Reduce the isolation of older people, promote their independence, health & well-being. Work with younger people, supporting their development needs & helping them to raise their aspirations, address social health, educational, unemployment & leisure issues. Work alongside families & parents, helping them to face the challenges of family life. Support those who are ill or disabled & their carers.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£311£332£-21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£293£303£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£250£272£-22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£250£240£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£261£248£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£308£255£53n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£227£188£39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£175£141£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£137£150£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£169£246£-77n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£193£245£-52n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£290£284£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£276£55£221n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£394£334£60n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£566£556£9£8£556£661.410
31/12/08£46£33£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 17 years

www.new-heights.org.uk

enquiries@new-heights.org.uk

01213730988

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£501,968
Henry Smith Charity£102,000
BBC Children in Need£41,718
Heart Of England Community Foundation£29,458
Garfield Weston Foundation£16,500
National Lottery Heritage Fund£9,900
The Clothworkers Foundation£5,700
DCMS£4,218
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to New Heights Warren Farm Community Project
£102,000 18/08/2023
36
towards three years' running costs of an organisation providing support for people from disadvantaged communities in Kingstanding, West Midlands.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to New Heights - Warren Farm Community Project
£37,500 31/01/2023
36
This grant will support children and young people living in poverty in the Kingstanding area of Birmingham. They will be supported with youth social action and community based projects which will improve their self-belief and confidence.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£6,500 10/06/2022
WCA Winner 2022-2023
Heart Of England Community Foundation - 'Supporting Vulnerable Families with Children under 5 years'
£2,000 16/09/2021
in order to provide a toy and book library for local pre school children and their families.
National Lottery Community Fund - 'NEST' Project - Nurture Empower Support and Transform.
£491,968 27/08/2021
The funding is being used by the group to deliver free information advice & advocacy support and domestic abuse counselling services to vulnerable people in the local community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Kingstanding Prepared Post-Pandemic Community Consultation Project
£10,000 05/02/2021
11
The funding will be used to provide a community consultation for the post-pandemic needs of local people. The project aims to consider how COVID-19 has impacted the community identify needs consider how they should respond establish and prioritise ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£10,000 11/09/2020
Emerging from challenges of Covid-19
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to New Heights Warren Farm Community Project
£5,700 30/07/2020
COVID19 : refurbishment of building for a charity that works with older people in West Midlands
BBC Children in Need - Grant to New Heights - Warren Farm Community Project
£4,218 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant is for a toy and book library and advice and support for pre-school children impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic who are living in a deprived area of Birmingham. The aim is to improve relationships and social skills.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to New Heights - Warren Farm Community Project
£17,532 17/06/2020
5
To adapt their face to face activities held in their centre to activities online and delivered to family’s homes. Through their recent activities the organisation has consulted with their community to ascertain the support that they need and ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£4,218 21/05/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to New Heights Warren Farm Community Project
£9,900 25/02/2020
“Promotion & Enjoyment of Kingstanding Heritage”
Heart Of England Community Foundation - ‘Support Women Survivors of Domestic Abuse’
£9,926 27/11/2019
10
to run training workshops support survivors of domestic abuse to begin to re-build their lives.
National Lottery Community Fund - Everyday Kindness - Youth Social Action
£10,000 02/08/2019
12
The funding will be used to deliver a social action programme for young people. The project aims to challenge young people to positively affect their local communities.
People's Health Trust - 'Enhanced Kingstanding Volunteer Opportunities'
£32,500 04/07/2019
In this two-year project a Volunteer Coordinator continued the delivery and expansion of a range of activities for older, disabled and isolated people living in and around the Warren Farm Estate in Kingstanding, Birmingham. In response to council ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to New Heights Warren Farm Community Project
£8,800 09/10/2018
Celebrate ‘Kings Standing’ & ‘Kingstanding Community’
Heart Of England Community Foundation - New Heights - Youth Social Action Project
£3,176 05/07/2018
12
to run 3 x 6 week sessions where young people will supported in delivering social action projects
BBC Children in Need - Grant to New Heights - Warren Farm Community Project
£16,524 13/03/2018
36
This project is an early years play group in a deprived area of Birmingham. The project aims to improve emotional wellbeing, encourage positive relationships and enable children to learn new skills.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Domestic Abuse Counselling Service – Falcon Lodge & Castle Vale
£15,000 31/01/2018
35
Grant to New Heights - Warren Farm Community Project
Tudor Trust - Grant to New Heights - Warren Farm Community Project
£50,000 13/12/2017
36
over three years towards core salaries at this charity in Kingstanding, Birmingham which offers a range of community activities and advice services
Sport England - Kingstanding running club
£9,960 29/09/2017
22
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Kingstanding running club . This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
Heart Of England Community Foundation - 'Combat Loneliness in Kingstanding'
£5,000 07/07/2017
12
They are seeking funding to enable older people to make and maintain connections & personal networks of support through friendships and contact - including social media
National Lottery Community Fund - ‘BREATHE’ Advice and Advocacy Service
£271,496 31/05/2017
48
This project will expand the BREATHE Advice and Advocacy Service to give more people in Kingstanding and Erdington the tools they need to find solutions to issues they face. It will offer workshops on welfare reform, law, money management and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Response to Community Consultation
£9,313 05/04/2017
12
This group will use the funding to purchase technology equipment to deliver technology and craft workshops. This will improve people’s skills and reduce social isolation.
Comic Relief - Strengthen New Heights as a Sustainable Community Resource
£40,000 30/11/2016
24
Warren Farm Community Project is based at St John's Centre, Kingstanding, a very hidden deprived outer suburb housing estate in Birmingham. The Project runs a community hub from which a wide range of activities and services are provided in ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Domestic Abuse Counselling Service
£311,415 30/11/2016
60
The organisation will support victims of domestic abuse who are referred to the project from various local organisations. Service users will receive an individual assessment, which will determine the type of counselling support most appropriate, as ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to New Heights Warren Farm Community Project
£8,300 30/06/2016
Construction of a room for a charity in Birmingham
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Celebrate Kingstanding Volunteers - October
£3,000 23/05/2016
5
Grant to New Heights - Warren Farm Community Project
National Lottery Community Fund - Problems solved
£273,254 17/01/2013
48
This is a continuation and expansion of current provision for New Heights - Warren Farm Community project which offers a customised information and guidance service, community engagement and support to deprived residents in crisis or with pressing ....more
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Cradle to Grave Service
£50,000 21/07/2012
Cradle to Grave Service
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to New Heights - Warren Farm Community Project
£20,000 21/05/2008
24
Towards Project costs Towards the core costs during a period of rapid development.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 56-80
  • CHRISTINE WALKER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • JAMES DAVID WINTHROP HEAD Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Marketing Executive
  • JOHN LOWE Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Retired
  • JOHN MCGORMAN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired (Local Government Officer)
  • MICHAEL JOSEPH DALY Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Accountant
  • MARY CLARE GUTTERIDGE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Further Education Consultant
  • MARY LORDAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Associate Director
  • SEAN FLYNN (Chair) Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Education Consultant
  • SUSAN BYRNE Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Senior Manager
  • SUZANNE CROSS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/09/2007, number: 1120869
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/12/2006, number: 06021283
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
16 returns made; all on time
Main office

124 WARREN FARM ROAD
BIRMINGHAM
B44 0QN

Objectives

1) TO RELIEVE ELDERLY PEOPLE RESIDENT IN THE KINGSTANDING COMMUNITY WHO ARE IN NEED IN ANY MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.2) TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN THE KINGSTANDING COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.3) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF AND PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF PARENTS, PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE PARENTS.4) TO OR FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

KINGSTANDING COMMUNITY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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