Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 9
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

NEWSTARTS

NewStarts has three core activities that aim to help meet the practical needs of people on low incomes who are moving into social housing following a period of homelessness or other personal trauma or financial crisis. 1.Relieving poverty by donating household furniture and food2.Reducing homelessness by assisting resettlement3.Protecting the environment by promoting furniture re-use.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 4 trustees?
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

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
31/03/23£554£507£47£20£253£380.91682
31/03/22£475£463£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£625£504£121£19£194£4111130
31/03/20£315£312£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£314£288£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£260£250£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£237£242£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£231£255£-24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£231£231£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£216£199£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£186£178£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£159£173£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£146£110£36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£132£107£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 58%
Liabilities/Income: 64%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 15%
Reserves/Spending: 0.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 8.1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 16 years

www.newstarts.org.uk

admin@newstarts.org.uk

01527882410

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Shelter for homeless, vulnerable & excluded people
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City, Warwickshire, Worcestershire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • 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£200,000
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs£92,642
Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000
Postcode Local Trust£25,000
The Greggs Foundation£20,000
Heart Of England Community Foundation£19,000
CAF£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Greggs Foundation - Community Hub Programme
£20,000 18/07/2023
12
The Community Hubs Programme directs a share of the profits generated by Greggs Outlets directly back into the local area in which they are based. This programme aims to help build stronger, healthier communities by supporting community ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Overcoming furniture poverty
£180,000 25/11/2022
This funding will enable NewStarts to support people who are in financial crisis moving from a period of homelessness or have suffered personal trauma living in North Worcestershire or New Frankley Northfield and Rubery in Birmingham. They offer ....more
Postcode Local Trust - Staff salary
£25,000 27/08/2022
Contribution to three drivers salaries to ensure the collection of furniture and the delivery of free household items to those in need.
National Lottery Community Fund - Tackling Furniture Poverty
£10,000 05/08/2022
The group will use the funding to provide furniture to people who have experienced homelessness. This will help vulnerable people to reach their potential.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 05/11/2021
Newstarts; Restoring lives - overcoming poverty
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to NewStarts
£5,000 16/04/2021
The grant will contribute to the costs of the foodbank for 5 weeks
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to NewStarts
£3,000 01/03/2021
In order to continue to provide emergency food parcels to those in need. In addition to the food parcels, the organisation has volunteer debt advisors recruited and trained and wish to begin offering advice to those who use the food bank
Co-Operative Group - Grant to NewStarts
£3,311 24/10/2020
We would like to fund key aspects of our volunteering programme, so that the most vulnerable people in society can participate and progress.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to NewStarts
£11,000 25/06/2020
4
They are requesting funding so that they can restart their furniture service from the site in Bromsgrove. They are unable to use the site in Northfield for this as it is at full capacity delivering a food bank service and they cannot operate both ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Covid-19 Food Charity Grant Scheme
£41,000 22/06/2020
The aim of this activity is to provide immediate support for a limited period of time to keep food charities and front-line charities that provide food aid open and supporting those most vulnerable due to the economic impacts of Covid-19.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Covid-19 Food Charity Grant Scheme
£51,642 03/06/2020
The aim of this activity is to provide immediate support for a limited period of time to keep food charities and front-line charities that provide food aid open and supporting those most vulnerable due to the economic impacts of Covid-19.
CAF - Grant to NewStarts
£10,000 22/05/2020
3
Grant to NewStarts to support the organisation through COVID19
National Lottery Community Fund - NewStarts Food Outreach
£10,000 15/05/2020
14
The funding will be used to provide emergency food parcels to people experiencing financial hardship. The project aims to offer essential support to people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 18/06/2019
Frankley Phase 2
National Lottery Community Fund - NewStarts Computers
£9,856 19/10/2018
12
This funding will be used to meet sessional costs, aiming to reduce digital exclusion through teaching sessions.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to NewStarts
£75,000 13/06/2018
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing food parcels, furniture, skills-based training and work experience to disadvantaged communities in Birmingham
Co-Operative Group - Grant to NewStarts
£3,724 29/11/2017
We want to develop our digital inclusion team, so disadvantaged people have access to affordable IT hardware and know how to use it.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 03/11/2017
Northfield Expansion
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to NewStarts
£14,808 22/09/2016
12
This charity provides work experience and support for the long term unemployed. They are seeking to review their systems with professional support and put new ones in place to measure the impact of their work. Plus quality systems to support ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to NewStarts
£40,000 29/06/2011
the salary of the Assistant Project Manager, management, safety and training materials costs and workshop utilities
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 52-67
  • IAN JONES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director Of Educational Charity
  • PETER BRUCE TACK Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Non-Executive Director
  • SARAH SOPHIA REECE-MILLS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Partnership Director
  • SUSAN JAYNE BURTON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/03/2009, number: 1128541
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/02/2009, number: 06809593
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Fundraising Regulator
First registered: 07/29/2022, current status: Small charity
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • 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
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

New Starts
1 Sherwood Road
Bromsgrove
B60 3DR

Objectives

3.1 TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY THROUGH PROVIDING PRACTICAL HELP TO FAMILIES AND VULNERABLE PEOPLE AND ACCESS TO FREE AND DISCOUNTED HOUSEHOLD ITEMS.3.2 TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING AND ENABLING THE REUSE OF UNWANTED HOUSEHOLD GOODS.3.3 TO ASSIST IN THE RESETTLEMENT OF HOMELESS AND OTHER VULNERABLE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS THROUGH OFFERING SUPPORT AND ADVICE AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING AND WORK EXPERIENCE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
Charizone

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