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NEWSTRAID BENEVOLENT FUND

Registered charity 1116824 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC038775 (OSCR)

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Latest income
£2.0m
Latest spending
£1.8m
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that total income declined slightly to £1.99m while expenditure increased to £1.82m, resulting in a net surplus of £0.17m. The charity holds £6.5m in free reserves against a policy target of five years' current expenditure (calculated at £6.4m), indicating a comfortable buffer. However, the trustees note that retailer income is in decline and long-term forecasts suggest free reserves will eventually be needed to fund cash flow as investment income can no longer bridge the gap.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Alwyns LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — NewstrAid (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£2.0m
Total spending
£1.8m
Cost of raising funds
£565k
Reserves (reported)
£8.3m
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~54.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£2.0m£1.8m
31/12/2024£2.0m£1.8m
31/12/2023£2.0m£1.8m
31/12/2022£2.0m£1.7m
31/12/2021£1.8m£1.5m

Common questions

Is NEWSTRAID BENEVOLENT FUND financially healthy?

The accounts state that total income declined slightly to £1.99m while expenditure increased to £1.82m, resulting in a net surplus of £0.17m. The charity holds £6.5m in free reserves against a policy target of five years' current expenditure (calculated at £6.4m), indicating a comfortable buffer. However, the trustees note that retailer income is in decline and long-term forecasts suggest free reserves will eventually be needed to fund cash flow as investment income can no longer bridge the gap. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Alwyns LLP.