New Life Church, Teesside

Analysis

New Life Church, Teesside is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Billingham. It was registered in May 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07920190). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, New Life Church, Teesside reported income of £735k and spending of £561k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £510k to £735k (+44%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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, Teesside sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Surrey Lifelong Learning Partnership (£735k), The Alborada Trust (£735k) and Age UK Waltham Forest (£732k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 79% and donations and legacies 20%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £463k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.