Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 10

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess liquidity: -1

All male board: -3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 9

NEW LIFE TRUST

The aims and objectives of the charity are to promote the advancement of the Christian faith and the worship of God in the county of Gwent and elsewhere.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
Why is the Board completely male?

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

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	£836	£840	£-3	£0	£1,555	£1,406	20.1	12	400
31/12/22	£728	£680	£48	£0	£1,558	£1,426	25.2	11	400
31/12/21	£655	£580	£76	£0	£1,510	£1,455	30.1	10	400
31/12/20	£620	£560	£60	£0	£1,434	£1,395	29.9	9	400
31/12/19	£592	£566	£26	£0	£1,374	£1,356	28.8	8	400
31/12/18	£634	£572	£62	£0	£1,348	£1,324	27.8	6	0
31/12/17	£548	£512	£36	£0	£1,286	£1,261	29.5	5	0
31/12/16	£544	£521	£24	£0	£1,251	£1,217	28	5	0
31/12/15	£552	£466	£85	£8	£1,227	£1,186	30.5	5	0
31/12/14	£656	£555	£100	£110	£1,167	£1,131	24.4	5	0
31/12/13	£664	£566	£98	£113	£1,066	£1,043	22.1	4	0
31/12/12	£639	£570	£69	£102	£968	£964	20.3	5	0
31/12/11	£619	£581	£38	£78	£899	£892	18.4	5	0
31/12/10	£704	£787	£-83	£90	£860	£858	13.1	3	0
31/12/09	£747	£661	£86	£84	£943	£931	16.9	4	0
31/12/08	£689	£575	£115	£61	£858	£838	17.5	4	0
31/12/07	£582	£496	£86	£40	£743	£733	17.7	4	0
31/12/06	£708	£641	£67	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05	£587	£511	£77	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/04	£539	£514	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 90%
Reserves/Spending: 20.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 10

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 40 years

www.christchurchnewport.co.uk

gav@christchurchnewport.co.uk

01633822211

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Cambodia, Newport City, United States,

Who it helps

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Newport Foodbank
£57,529	20/03/2023	CAP Debt Centre coach, CAB Adviser, Pathfinder Project coordinator
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Newport Foodbank
£5,000	25/10/2022	Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Newport Foodbank
£57,265	13/05/2022	Pathfinder Project Manager 4dpw plus direct emp costs 2 yrs
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Newport Foodbank
£10,238	05/10/2021	Assistant manager; CAP debt coach
National Lottery Community Fund - Christchurch Changing Places Suite
£62,223	19/08/2021	New Life Trust will use £62223 to make adaptations to their building by converting their existing disabled toilet into a Changing Places Suite that will include a wash/dry toilet a hoist and a full-size changing table.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Newport Foodbank
£49,544	10/04/2019 36	Increase of food bank manager hours
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Newport Foodbank
£49,544	26/03/2019	2 additional days per week for FB Manager
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Newport Foodbank
£5,000	12/02/2019	Racking
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Newport Foodbank
£5,000	31/01/2019 12	Racking for new warehouse facility

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Gender Split

ALAN WOODS Appointed: 2020

ANDREW REES Appointed: 2020

MR BOB MCCAN

PETER GREASLEY (Chair)

STUART MORRIS Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/03/1985, number: 516297

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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
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

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

CHRISTCHURCH CENTRE
BT COMPOUND
MALPAS ROAD
NEWPORT
NP20 5PP

Objectives

A)THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES SET OUT IN THE UNDERWRITTEN FIRST SCHEDULE, THE WORSHIP OF GOD IN THE TOWN OF NEWPORT AND ELSEWHERE BY ANY MEANS WHATSOEVER INCLUDING (BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION) THE PREACHING AND PROCLAMATION OF THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL AND THE TEACHING OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE AND PRINCIPLES AND THE PASTORAL CARE OF CHRISTIAN PEOPLE. B) THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN A CONDITION OF NEED, HARDSHIP, DISTRESS OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK.

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