Overall GiG Score: 8 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5

NEW LIFE WOOD 

To relieve unemployment for the benefit of the public in Essex, by the provision of opportunities for volunteering, training and work experience to increase their employability by means of a wood recycling project based in Pitsea; and to relieve financial hardship by the provision of courses in money management and debt counselling.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 6 years

www.newlifewood.org.uk

info@newlifewood.org.uk

01268211568

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UN SDGs
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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
30/09/23£158£156£3n/an/an/an/an/a24
30/09/22£137£157£-20n/an/an/an/an/a24
30/09/21£204£207£-3n/an/an/an/an/a24
30/09/20£174£127£47n/an/an/an/an/a24
30/09/19£85£80£5n/an/an/an/an/a20
30/09/18£63£42£20£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
Who works here?
  • 24 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex,

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
National Lottery Community Fund£88,502
Essex Community Foundation£28,500
Allen Lane Foundation£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - New Life Wood
£8,502 04/04/2023
The funding will be used to continue a wood recycling project which supports 50 people a year. The project will support people who may struggle finding employment and giving an opportunity to improve ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to New Life Wood
£7,000 16/02/2023
to support the annual salary of the workshop supervisor at a community wood recycling project in Pitsea which provides employability skills training and experience for marginalised people, including ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to New Life Wood
£1,000 08/12/2022
to help continue the development of the organisation and build on areas that have been identified whilst participating on the Thrive Programme
Allen Lane Foundation - Grant to New Life Wood
£5,000 11/07/2022
£5,000 single grant towards the salary cost of an Assistant Carpenter and Mentor for this project in Basildon.
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to New Life Wood
£7,000 14/06/2022
to support salary costs of a community wood recycling project in Pitsea which provides employability skills training and experience for marginalised people, including ex-offenders
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to New Life Wood
£3,000 04/03/2021
to support salary and counselling costs of a community wood recycling project in Pitsea which provides employability skills training and experience for marginalised people, including ex-offenders
National Lottery Community Fund - New Life Wood - capital costs
£30,000 11/02/2021
12
The funding will provide a wood recycling franchise which saves wood from landfill and provides employment opportunities for ex offenders and people with mental health problems. They provide various ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to New Life Wood
£5,500 04/02/2021
to support salary and counselling costs of a community wood recycling project in Pitsea which provides employability skills training and experience for marginalised people, including ex-offenders
National Lottery Community Fund - New Life Wood
£50,000 20/09/2019
12
New Life Wood
Essex Community Foundation - Core funding for operation of project
£5,000 20/06/2019
5
To support the operating costs of a community wood recycling project in Pitsea
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/12/2017, number: 1176061
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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

Unit A the Old Laboratory
Wat Tyler Country Park
Pitsea Hall Lane
Pitsea
BASILDON
SS16 4UH

Objectives

1. TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ESSEX, BY THE PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLUNTEERING, TRAINING AND WORK EXPERIENCE TO INCREASE THEIR EMPLOYABILITY; AND2. TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY THE PROVISION OF COURSES IN MONEY MANAGEMENT AND DEBT COUNSELLING

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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