New Life Church Milton Keynes
Analysis
New Life Church Milton Keynes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Featherstone Road. It was registered in May 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06162241). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending August 2025, New Life Church Milton Keynes reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.5m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £968k to £1.5m (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, New Life Church Milton Keynes sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% 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 Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (£1.5m), Sailors' Society (£1.5m) and Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction (£1.5m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 68%, trading 25%, charitable activities 5.2% and investments 1.9%. Charitable activities took 82% of spending and raising funds 18%. Reserves of £447k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 33 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 68%
- Charitable activities 5.2%
- Trading 25%
- Investments 1.9%
In the charity's own words
The trust is established to: advance Christianity in accordance with the doctrines of the faith; relieve people who are in charitable need, because of sickness or poor health, age, financial hardship or some other reason; promote and provide education (including vocational training); promote such other charitable objects as the trustees from time to time determine.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants | London | £1.5m |
| Sailors' Society | Southampton | £1.5m |
| Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction | London | £1.5m |
| Romsey Mill Trust | Cambridge | £1.5m |