New Life Christian Centre (Wakefield)

Analysis

New Life Christian Centre (Wakefield) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in May 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06053366). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, New Life Christian Centre (Wakefield) reported income of £631k and spending of £714k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £453k to £631k (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, New Life Christian Centre (Wakefield) sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Avery Hill Charitable Trust (£630k), The Gate Reading (£631k) and Nissi Homes Limited (£630k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 57% and donations and legacies 37%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £22k. Reserves of £489k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.