Newark Emmaus Trust

Analysis

Newark Emmaus Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Notts. It was registered in February 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02783331). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Newark Emmaus Trust reported income of £986k and spending of £873k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £749k to £986k (+32%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Newark Emmaus Trust sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Emmaus Transformation Trust (£984k), HOPE Unlimited Charitable Trust (£986k) and Live and Learn (£984k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91%, trading 4.8%, donations and legacies 2.7% and investments 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £3,448. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.8%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.