Newvol

Analysis

Newvol is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ruthin. It was registered in April 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03132487). It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Newvol reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.1m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £669k to £2.1m (+221%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Newvol sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Age Concern Cheshire (£2.1m), Age Concern Liverpool & Sefton (£2.2m) and Active Oxfordshire (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.5m. Reserves of £227k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.