The Newstar Foundation

Analysis

The Newstar Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in June 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Newstar Foundation reported income of £260k and spending of £277k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £256k to £260k (+1.3%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 580%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Newstar Foundation sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hillfields Community Garden (£259k), Hinckley Christian Community Action (Hcca) (£260k) and The Sackler Trust (£259k).