Overall GiG Score: 2 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 5
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +5

NEW UNITY 

New Unity is committed to being a radically inclusive, open-minded, spiritual community that balances three essential elements: Personal spiritual growth, a supportive and loving community and working for justice in the larger world. Members and friends envision a radically inclusive congregation that changes the world around it.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 9 years

www.new-unity.org

nick@new-unity.org

020 7354 0774

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£289£370£-81n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/22£278£351£-73n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/21£409£338£71n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/03/20£1,520£1,546£-26£0£3,208£3,19124.8213
31/03/19£388£390£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£315£277£38£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£140£147£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£139£118£21£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Religious Activities
Who works here?
  • 30 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
AB Charitable Trust£50,000
Cripplegate Foundation£5,000
London Catalyst£4,980
Co-Operative Group£4,118
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to The Unity Project (TUP)
£25,000 30/06/2022
An unrestricted grant of £25,000 (This grant is renewable - year 3 of 3 years). The Unity Project specialises in advice for destitute migrants with limited leave to remain and no recourse to public ....more
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to The Unity Project (TUP)
£25,000 01/07/2021
An unrestricted grant of £25,000 (This grant is renewable - year 2 of up to 3 years). The Unity Project specialises in advice for destitute migrants with limited leave to remain and no recourse to ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Pets Against Loneliness (PAL)
£4,118 15/11/2019
We want to run morning tea events for older, isolated people with well-behaved dogs, to help alleviate loneliness.
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To The Unity Project (New Unity)
£5,000 05/11/2019
The Unity Project
London Catalyst - New Unity - 2
£4,980 07/05/2019
The Unity Project
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To The Unity Project (New Unity)
£3,420 06/11/2018
Casework support and community for people with NRPF.
Trust for London - New Unity
£40,000 06/06/2018
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The funding is for a supervising immigration advisor (OISC Level 3) over 2 years (7 hour p/w at Legal Aid rate: £50 p/h). We are also requesting the cost of professional quarterly volunteer ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - The Unity Project
£9,364 04/05/2018
12
This project will provide legal assistance and advice to refugees and asylum seekers who have limited incomes. This will support families who are at risk of poverty and homelessness.
London Catalyst - New Unity - 1
£5,000 30/11/2017
The Unity Project. Legal assistance and community support for migrants with ‘no recourse to public funds’ (NRPF) in urgent need.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to New Unity CIO
£1,855,000 07/03/2017
NGUC 2020 Recovering the Dissenters’ Legacy at the Birthplace of Feminism
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/04/2015, number: 1161363
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; all on time
Main office

New Unity
277A Upper Street
LONDON
N1 2TZ

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE USAGES AND PRACTICES OF THE UNITARIAN MOVEMENT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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