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NEWBOLD COLLEGE

Registered charity 1052494 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Offers a range of tertiary academic programmes: Business Management, Humanities, Diversity, Theology, English Language. Our Theology programmes (BA Hons Bibilical & Pastoral Studies, Graduate Diploma in Biblical & Pastoral Studies, Postgraduate in Ministry and Mission, MA Theology) are validated by University of Wales Trinity Saint David.

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Latest income
£4.1m
Latest spending
£4.0m
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £6,826,065, which the trustees confirm meets their policy target of maintaining a working capital of six months' operating expenses. The auditors reported no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, and the institution remains dependent on core funding from its parent organisation, the Trans-European Division.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months operating expense, in addition to allocated funds (held: £6.8m)
“The reserves policy of Newbold College of Higher Education is that a working capital of six months operating expense, in addition to allocated funds, be maintained.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Employee trustees received emoluments during the year amounting to £80,338
“Employee trustees received emoluments during the year amounting to £80,338 (2024 - £72,091)” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Amounts due to other related entities
“Amounts due to other related entities 47,381” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Newbold College of Higher Education (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£4.1m
Total spending
£4.0m
Cost of raising funds
£25k
Reserves (reported)
£6.8m
Employees
41

Reported reserves equal ~20.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (60% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bracknell Forest

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£4.1m£4.0m
31/12/2024£3.9m£3.7m
31/12/2023£3.8m£3.4m
31/12/2022£3.4m£4.0m
31/12/2021£3.2m£3.1m

Common questions

Is NEWBOLD COLLEGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £6,826,065, which the trustees confirm meets their policy target of maintaining a working capital of six months' operating expenses. The auditors reported no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, and the institution remains dependent on core funding from its parent organisation, the Trans-European Division. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

Who funds NEWBOLD COLLEGE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NEWBOLD COLLEGE as a grant recipient include BRITISH UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS, NORTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BRITISH UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTSFY2023£1.2mEducational Need
BRITISH UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTSFY2022£348kEducational Need
BRITISH UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTSFY2024£197kEducational Need
NORTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTSFY2024£70kEducational Need
NORTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTSFY2022£63kNewbold College
NORTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTSFY2023£62kEducational Need
BRITISH UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTSFY2022£12kEducational Need

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
BLOOMSBURY CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH2£8k
THE BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN1£481k
THE BURDEN TRUST1£129k
CANTERBURY PROGRAMME1£75k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EMMANUEL, SOUTH CROYDON1£6k
THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUST1£5k
THE S M B TRUST1£5k
BELMONT EXETER1£4k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TRINITY COLLEGE BRISTOL LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NEWBOLD COLLEGE£4.1m——above—no doubt
TRINITY COLLEGE BRISTOL LIMITED FY2025£3.1m—0unclear—no doubt
REGENT'S PARK COLLEGE FY2025£3.5m£90,001 - £100,0002unclear—no doubt
NORTHERN BAPTIST COLLEGE LIMITED FY2024£380k—0unclear—no doubt
NAZARENE THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE FY2025£1.6m—0unclear—no doubt
THE NEWMAN TRUST FY2025£624kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.