New Life Trust

Analysis

New Life Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newport. It was registered in March 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, New Life Trust reported income of £718k and spending of £862k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £655k to £718k (+9.5%), an average of +2.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, New Life Trust sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% 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 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew, Burgess Hill (Diocese of Chichester) (£718k), Islamic Dawah Centre International (£718k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Ferndown (£716k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and investments 3.0%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1,000. Reserves of £334k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 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.