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NEW LIFE CHURCH (NORTH LONDON)

Registered charity 1097140 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NEW LIFE

Our mission is to reach those who don't know Christ in the North London area and beyond: To that end we run Alpha Courses locally. We organise camps for children and young people. We partner with other Churches, providing volunteer workers for a local foodbank.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · 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
£189k
Latest spending
£201k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £7,196 for the year ended 31 March 2024, compared to a surplus in the previous year. Total funds at year-end stood at £2,729,108, with unrestricted funds of £2,711,518, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain reserves equivalent to three to six months of expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between three and six month’s expenditure (held: £2.7m)
“It is the policy of the church that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: N.T. West received remuneration of £39,562.
“One of the trustees, N.T. West, received remuneration during the year of £39,562 (2023: £41,232).” — page 16
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Related party transactions
“During the year the Church paid J.E. West, the wife of one of the trustees, N.T. West, a salary of £9,499 (2023: £8,962) in respect of duties performed.” — page 19
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Total income
£2.6m
Total spending
£103k
Reserves (reported)
£127k
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~14.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Camden

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£189k£201k
31/03/2024£187k£195k
31/03/2023£251k£178k
31/03/2022£2.6m£103k
31/03/2021£116k£88k

Common questions

Is NEW LIFE CHURCH (NORTH LONDON) financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £7,196 for the year ended 31 March 2024, compared to a surplus in the previous year. Total funds at year-end stood at £2,729,108, with unrestricted funds of £2,711,518, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain reserves equivalent to three to six months of expenditure. Its FY2024 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE SACHS FOUNDATION1£383k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NEW LIFE CHURCH (SUFFOLK).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NEW LIFE CHURCH (NORTH LONDON)£189k—0above—no doubt
NEW LIFE CHURCH (SUFFOLK) FY2025£154k—0unclear—no doubt
NEW LIFE CHURCH LETCHWORTH CIO FY2025£115k—0above—no doubt
NEW LIFE CHURCH CAMBRIDGE FY2025£114k—0above—no doubt
NEW COMMUNITY CHURCH S.E. LONDON FY2025£1.1m£60,001 - £70,000—above—no doubt
NEW LIFE CHURCH BRISTOL FY2025£104k—0unclear—no doubt

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