Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 7

NEW BEGINNINGS READING

Free All Day Cafe, Community Fridge and Hot Meal Service, serving the most vulnerable in Reading, Berkshire.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
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
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
30/06/23		£82	£127	£-44	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
30/06/22	*	£86	£108	£-21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	75
30/06/21		£78	£79	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	150
30/06/20		£161	£73	£89	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2,000
30/06/19		£52	£59	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
30/06/18		£53	£15	£39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

newbeginningsreading.org

contactus@newbeginningsreading.org

07421998208

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for homeless & excluded people & ex-offenders

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides services

Where it operates

Reading,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
60 volunteers

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

Garfield Weston Foundation	£5,000
Co-Operative Group	£3,979
Quartet Community Foundation	£1,250

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to New Beginnings Reading
£250	25/09/2023	As requested by the donor towards work supporting people in Reading and Berkshire who are experiencing homelessness or other social isolation for other reasons.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to New Beginnings Reading
£1,000	20/03/2023	As requested towards work to support people in Reading and Berkshire who are experiencing homelessness or other social isolation for other reasons.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to New Beginnings Reading
£3,979	23/10/2021	We would like to provide food and toiletries, as well as games and entertainment, for those who need it most in our community.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000	04/09/2019	Running Costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Alcohol free pub serving the homeless.
£9,920	06/12/2017 12	This project will provide social and welfare services for people who are homeless or socially excluded in the community, alongside advice and signposting services to improve their future ....more This project will provide social and welfare services for people who are homeless or socially excluded in the community, alongside advice and signposting services to improve their future opportunities in life.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

IAN DAVID LLOYD Appointed: 2024

SARAH JANE BEISLY Appointed: 2022

SARAH RUTH HEPHZIBAH THAKE Appointed: 2022

GORDON CHRISTOPHER ROSS Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: TRADERELIEF,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/05/2017, number: 1172967

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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; AR22: 187 days late,

Main office

Queens Arms
Great Knollys Street
READING
RG1 7HL

Objectives

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CIO ARETHE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OF PERSONS IN READING WHO ARE IN NEED DUE TO SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC REASONS REGARDLESS OF THEIR RELIGION OR BELIEF BY PROVIDING WARMTH, FOOD AND OTHER ESSENTIAL ITEMS, TEMPORARY SHORT TO MID-TERM AND OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATION AND ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS TO ACCESS OTHER LONG TERM SERVICES DESIGNED TO HELP THEM BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT.TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE IN READING FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS;UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, ILL HEALTH (MENTAL OR PHYSICAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL OR DRUGS; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS); CRIME, (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

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