NEW FRONTIERS INTERNATIONAL TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1060001 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NEWFRONTIERS

The main objectives of Newfrontiers are to advance the Christian faith and to provide assistance for persons in conditions of need, hardship or distress. In order to achieve its objectives, Newfrontiers works as "a worldwide family of churches, together on a mission".

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£374k
Latest spending
£363k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net surplus of £11k for the year, with total income of £374k and expenditure of £363k. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £220k, with a designated strategic reserve of £100k held to underwrite commitments. The accounts state that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (59% of income)
“Contributions from apostolic networks around the world, the Newfrontiers Together Fund, came to £221k” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: King’s Church London provided services to reimburse the church for staff costs and directors' travel.
“King’s Church London where Stephen Tibbert, Executive Director, is senior pastor, provided services of £67k (2024: £66k) to this charity in the year, to reimburse the church for the cost of staff employed on Newfrontiers’ work and for directors’ overseas travel on behalf of this charity.” — page 20
“The following networks and churches which are related to the directors stated, made donations to the Newfrontiers Together Fund totalling £92k in the year (2024: £63k).” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Related networks and churches made donations to the Newfrontiers Together Fund.
“King’s Church London where Stephen Tibbert, Executive Director, is senior pastor, provided services of £67k (2024: £66k) to this charity in the year, to reimburse the church for the cost of staff employed on Newfrontiers’ work and for directors’ overseas travel on behalf of this charity.” — page 20
“The following networks and churches which are related to the directors stated, made donations to the Newfrontiers Together Fund totalling £92k in the year (2024: £63k).” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: The Board is currently reviewing its safeguarding arrangements, taking into account the recommendations of the Makin and Scolding reports.
“The Board is currently reviewing its safeguarding arrangements, taking into account the recommendations of the Makin and Scolding reports.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: New Frontiers International Limited
“The charity has an investment of £2 representing its 100% ownership, via nominees, of all the ordinary shares of £1 each in New Frontiers International Limited, a dormant company.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

NEW FRONTIERS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Share capital of £2 is noted as called up but not paid.

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Armenia · India · Kenya · Liberia · Mexico · Russia · South Africa · Throughout England And Wales · Uganda · Ukraine · United Arab Emirates · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£374k£363k
31/12/2024£338k£327k
31/12/2023£319k£351k
31/12/2022£210k£193k
31/12/2021£158k£138k

Common questions

Is NEW FRONTIERS INTERNATIONAL TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net surplus of £11k for the year, with total income of £374k and expenditure of £363k. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £220k, with a designated strategic reserve of £100k held to underwrite commitments. The accounts state that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds NEW FRONTIERS INTERNATIONAL TRUST LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NEW FRONTIERS INTERNATIONAL TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include KING'S CHURCH LONDON, CATALYST NETWORK OF CHURCHES, NEW GROUND CHURCHES, THE FRONTIERS CHARITABLE TRUST, CHRIST CENTRAL CHURCHES WORLDWIDE.

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)
KING'S CHURCH LONDONFY2023£36kNewfrontiers
CATALYST NETWORK OF CHURCHESFY2024£35kGrants paid to related party (Richard Wightman is a Trustee)
NEW GROUND CHURCHESFY2025£35kApostolic ministry and extension
CATALYST NETWORK OF CHURCHESFY2025£29kGrants paid to New Frontiers International Trust Limited, where Richard Wightman is a Trustee.
CATALYST NETWORK OF CHURCHESFY2022£28kRelated party disclosure - grants paid
CATALYST NETWORK OF CHURCHESFY2023£28k
THE FRONTIERS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£23kSupport for other charities
CHRIST CENTRAL CHURCHES WORLDWIDEFY2023£19kgrants
THE FRONTIERS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£17kGrants payable
NEW GROUND CHURCHESFY2024£17kApostolic ministry
CATALYST NETWORK OF CHURCHESFY2021£16k
NEW GROUND CHURCHESFY2022£15kApostolic ministry
NEW GROUND CHURCHESFY2023£15kApostolic ministry
CHRIST CENTRAL CHURCHES WORLDWIDEFY2025£10kgrants
KING'S CHURCH HARROWFY2023£8kGifts
ADVANCE MOVEMENT UKFY2024£8ksupporting the work of NewFrontiers
KING'S CHURCH LONDONFY2022£8kNewfrontiers
THE FRONTIERS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£7k
THE FRONTIERS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£6kNewfrontiers
CHRIST CENTRAL CHURCHES WORLDWIDEFY2024£6kgrants
CHRIST CENTRAL CHURCHES WORLDWIDEFY2022£2kGrants to connected charity

Funders of similar charities

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NEW FRONTIERS INTERNATIONAL TRUST LIMITED£374k—0unclear—no doubt
FRONTIERS FY2025£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt
THE FRONTIERS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
THE EDUCATIONAL FRONTIER TRUST FY2024£364k—0unclear—no doubt
FOREFRONT COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025£136k£42,3170unclear—no doubt
NEW LIFE TRUST FY2024£778k—0unclear—no doubt

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