New Life Children's Centres
Analysis
New Life Children's Centres is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottinghamshire. It was registered in November 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending July 2025, New Life Children's Centres reported income of £230k and spending of £174k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £212k to £230k (+8.5%), an average of +2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, New Life Children's Centres sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Open Door Furniture Recycling Limited (£230k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Thomas' and St Mary Magdalene Stockton Heath, Cheshire (£230k) and Kingsbridge Area Foodbank (£230k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The main areas of activity are the operation of schools in The Gambia, West Africa, and fundraising in the UK to support the work of the schools.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Open Door Furniture Recycling Limited | Burnley | £230k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Thomas' and St Mary Magdalene Stockton Heath, Cheshire | Cheshire | £230k |
| Kingsbridge Area Foodbank | Kingsbridge | £230k |
| Loughborough Baptist Church | Leicestershire | £230k |