Newby Trust Limited

Analysis

Newby Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in May 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00335344). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Newby Trust Limited reported income of £583k and spending of £743k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £423k to £583k (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 122% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Newby Trust Limited sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% 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 Colostomy UK (£583k), The Three Oaks Trust (£584k) and Birtley Community Aquatic Centre (£583k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 14%. Grants to other organisations totalled £602k. Reserves of £589k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.