New Community Network

Analysis

New Community Network is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in November 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03578938). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending August 2025, New Community Network reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.1m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.3m (+10%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, New Community Network sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chroma Church (£1.3m), Leeds Gypsy and Traveller Exchange (£1.3m) and 500k International (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 49%, trading 49%, charitable activities 1.3% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 53% of spending and raising funds 45%. Grants to other organisations totalled £92k. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.