New Routes UK
Analysis
New Routes UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bournemouth. It was registered in September 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, New Routes UK reported income of £25k and spending of £17k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £19k to £25k (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, New Routes UK sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope Family Arbourthorne (£25k), Volunteers on Wheels (£25k) and Gloucestershire Chinese Women's Guild (£25k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
New Routes UK exists to raise awareness and funds in support of the New Routes Foundation, which supports orphaned and disadvantaged young people in Kenya to receive a university education.
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|---|---|---|
| Hope Family Arbourthorne | Sheffield | £25k |
| Volunteers on Wheels | London | £25k |
| Gloucestershire Chinese Women's Guild | Gloucester | £25k |
| The Breaker's Anointing Ministries Limited | Wembley | £25k |