Newton and Bywell Community Trust
Analysis
Newton and Bywell Community Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. It was registered in May 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Newton and Bywell Community Trust reported income of £18k and spending of £14k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £15k to £18k (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Newton and Bywell Community Trust sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brigadier D V and Mrs H R Phelps Charitable Settlement (£18k), Swaffham Prior Village Hall (£18k) and The Alston Charity (£18k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To further or benefit the residents of Newton & Bywell and the neighbourhood, without distinction by associating together residents and the local authorities, voluntary or other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Brigadier D V and Mrs H R Phelps Charitable Settlement | Norwich | £18k |
| Swaffham Prior Village Hall | Cambridge | £18k |
| The Alston Charity | Suffolk | £18k |
| Uttoxeter Lions Club Charitable Trust Fund | Staffordshire | £18k |