NEW LIFE CHILDREN'S CENTRES

Registered charity 1065802 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NLCC

The main areas of activity are the operation of schools in The Gambia, West Africa, and fundraising in the UK to support the work of the schools.

Objects

1) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BOTH ABROAD AND IN THE UNITED KINGDOM2) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS FOR PERSONS IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD3) THE WORLDWIDE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION ON THE BASIS OF CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES

Area of benefit: THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ANY PART OF THE WORLD

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Newark and Sherwood, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£230k

Latest spending

£174k

Registered

1997

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £55,882.66 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £851,503.56. This figure significantly exceeds the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £25,000, which is intended to cover three months of essential operating costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (65% of income)

“Donations from individual supporters and corporate sponsors.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of essential operating costs (held: £852k)

“The Trustees have established in their Reserves Policy that the charity reserves should cover 3 months of essential operating costs to cover the continued operation of the charity in the event of a reduced level of income for any reason. The reserve fund would be £25,000” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (24/02/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (07/06/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

KEN MORGANchair
Beth Herring
Lisa McDavid
MARGARET ANN STAPLES
MARK GORDON
REBECCA WALKER

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire · The Gambia

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£230k	£174k
31/07/2024	£197k	£219k
31/07/2023	£218k	£168k
31/07/2022	£202k	£152k
31/07/2021	£212k	£152k

Common questions

Is NEW LIFE CHILDREN'S CENTRES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £55,882.66 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £851,503.56. This figure significantly exceeds the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £25,000, which is intended to cover three months of essential operating costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE SACHS FOUNDATION	1	£383k
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION	1	£4k
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION	1	£3k
THE S M B TRUST	1	£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, SEVENOAKS	1	£1k
THE RAINFORD TRUST	1	£1k
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST EGHAM	1	£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NEW LIFE LONDON.

NEW LIFE LONDON income £70k
NEW LIFE (SCUNTHORPE) income £358k
NEW LIFE NYAMBENE income £77k
NEW LIFE HOME TRUST UK CIO income £95k
NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTRE (CROYDON) income £1.3m
YOUNG LIFE INTERNATIONAL income £3.4m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NEW LIFE CHILDREN'S CENTRES	£230k	—	above	—	no doubt
NEW LIFE LONDON FY2025	£70k	—	above	—	no doubt
NEW LIFE (SCUNTHORPE) FY2025	£358k	—	above	—	no doubt
NEW LIFE NYAMBENE FY2025	£77k	—	above	—	no doubt
NEW LIFE HOME TRUST UK CIO FY2024	£95k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTRE (CROYDON) FY2025	£1.3m	Under £60,000	above	0.0%	no doubt

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