THE RENEWAL TRUST

Registered charity 1077450 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The principal objects of the charity in the year under review were to relieve poverty, advance education in St Ann's and Sneinton, Nottingham, to train, educate and promote charitable purposes in the area.Inc: Youth and Community Centres, Sports provision, Creative Programmes, Community Engagement activity, Business Advice and Employment Support

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£428k
Latest spending
£353k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £580,217, which is above its stated policy target of 4 to 6 months of operating costs. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 4 to 6 months of operating costs (held: £580k)
“The Trust will aim to hold free reserves within a target range of 4 to 6 months of operating costs” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Renewal Trust rents office space at Carlton Road Business Centre from Hungerhill Trading Limited, at market rate. The rental charge during the year was £19,860 (2024: £18,912). At the balance sheet date, £30,835 (2024: £167,255) was owed by Hungerhill Trading Limited to The Renewal Trust.
“The Renewal Trust rents office space at Carlton Road Business Centre from Hungerhill Trading Limited, at market rate. The rental charge during the year was £19,860 (2024: £18,912). At the balance sheet date, £30,835 (2024: £167,255) was owed by Hungerhill Trading Limited to The Renewal Trust.” — page 13
“At the balance sheet date £93,167 was owed to Hungerhill Developments Limited by The Renewal Trust (2024: £33,820 was owed by Hungerhill Developments Limited to The Renewal Trust).” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: At the balance sheet date £93,167 was owed to Hungerhill Developments Limited by The Renewal Trust (2024: £33,820 was owed by Hungerhill Developments Limited to The Renewal Trust).
“The Renewal Trust rents office space at Carlton Road Business Centre from Hungerhill Trading Limited, at market rate. The rental charge during the year was £19,860 (2024: £18,912). At the balance sheet date, £30,835 (2024: £167,255) was owed by Hungerhill Trading Limited to The Renewal Trust.” — page 13
“At the balance sheet date £93,167 was owed to Hungerhill Developments Limited by The Renewal Trust (2024: £33,820 was owed by Hungerhill Developments Limited to The Renewal Trust).” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Renewal Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£761k
Total spending
£642k
Cost of raising funds
£51k
Reserves (reported)
£591k
Employees
13

Reported reserves equal ~11.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (91% 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: 6.7% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Nottingham City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£428k£353k
31/03/2024£761k£642k
31/03/2023£683k£739k
31/03/2022£1.1m£987k
31/03/2021£810k£640k

Common questions

Is THE RENEWAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £580,217, which is above its stated policy target of 4 to 6 months of operating costs. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE RENEWAL TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE RENEWAL TRUST as a grant recipient include THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION, THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST, THE THOMAS FARR CHARITY, J N DERBYSHIRE TRUST, THE MARY ROBERTSON TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2026£10k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5kPurposes Beneficial to the Community
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5kRelief of Poverty
THE THOMAS FARR CHARITYFY2023£5k
THE THOMAS FARR CHARITYFY2025£3kDonations made during the year
J N DERBYSHIRE TRUSTFY2022£3k
THE MARY ROBERTSON TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE MARY ROBERTSON TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE MARY ROBERTSON TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE JESSIE SPENCER TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE JESSIE SPENCER TRUSTFY2022£1kWelfare
THE CHARLES LITTLEWOOD HILL TRUSTFY2022£1kWelfare

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England16/06/2020£9kCOVID-19 CEF
The National Lottery Community Fund31/05/2019£8kMini Movers
The National Lottery Community Fund04/01/2017£10kThe People's Map of Sneinton - a community cohesion project
The National Lottery Community Fund18/03/2010£10kMillennium Youth Project
The National Lottery Community Fund08/09/2006£10kBLSH Community Sports Development
The National Lottery Heritage Fund15/03/2006£2.9m"St Ann's Allotments - Restoration Project"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/06/2002£22k"St Anns Allotments Conservation Plan"

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CHURCH RENEWAL TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE RENEWAL TRUST£428k—0above—no doubt
THE CHURCH RENEWAL TRUST FY2024£152k—0unclear—no doubt
BURTON RENEWAL FELLOWSHIP FY2025£153k—0unclear—no doubt
RENOVA TRUST FY2025£202k£42,5620unclear—no doubt
THE BRIDGE RENEWAL TRUST FY2025£3.3m——unclear—no doubt
Advance Nottingham FY2025£161k—0unclear—no doubt

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