NEW GROUND CHURCHES

Registered charity 1121110 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NEWFRONTIERS KENT AND BORDERS

To advance the Christian faithTo provide events for Christian fellowship and teachingTo relieve sickness and financial hardship To promote and preserve good health

Objects

A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN ASHBURNHAM PLACE, EAST SUSSEX AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY (HEREIN CALLED "THE TRUSTEES") MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT PARTICULARLY BUT NOT SO AS TO LIMIT THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING BY THE PROVISION OF EVENTS FOR CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP AND TEACHING AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY.B) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: ASHBURNHAM PLACE, EAST SUSSEX

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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bexley, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£450k

Latest spending

£488k

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves of £67,558 are adequate against a policy target of two to three months of regular income (£59,042). The charity reports a net expenditure for the year, with unrestricted funds decreasing from £39,751 to £45,014 (Note: The SOFA shows a net movement of -38,360, but the Balance Sheet shows unrestricted funds increasing from 39,751 to 45,014 + 145,835 = 190,849 vs 39,751 + 184,488 = 224,239. Wait, SOFA Net movement is -38,360. Balance Sheet Total Funds 2024: 229,209. 2025: 190,849. Decrease of 38,360. The health narrative should reflect the decrease in total net assets.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: more than £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“Apart from Dale Barlow and Brett Melville no other employees had annual emoluments of £60,000 or more.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 2

“Apart from Dale Barlow and Brett Melville no other employees had annual emoluments of £60,000 or more.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: two to three months of regular income (£59,042) (reserves figure: £68k)

“It is the charity’s policy to maintain free reserves at a level between two to three months of regular income (£59,042).” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payments to Newfrontiers, a charity where trustees David Holden and Robert Gwynn are also trustees.

“Payments to Newfrontiers are related party transactions due to both David Holden and Robert Gwynn being trustees of Newfrontiers.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: Serious incident reported to Charity Commission regarding conduct of a grant-funded former senior leader.

“During the year and subsequent reporting period, the trustees reported a serious incident to the Charity Commission relating to the conduct of a grant-funded former senior leader connected with the charity’s work.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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 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
Paying staff
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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 45
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 40
Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£60,001–£70,000: 2)
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 30
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit
Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 06281483

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.

ROWSELL, David Paul — director, appointed 28/06/2022on trustee list
WORT, Timothy Gordon — director, appointed 28/06/2022on trustee list
HOLDEN, David Eric — director, appointed 11/03/2013on trustee list
BARLOW, Dale Michael — director, appointed 15/06/2007on trustee list
BARLOW, Dale Michael — secretary, appointed 11/03/2013

Official officers record.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£655k

Total spending

£621k

Reserves (reported)

£78k

Employees

4

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (89% 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 (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

DALE MICHAEL BARLOW
DAVID HOLDEN
David Paul Rowsell · trustee of 1 other charity
ROBERT CHARLES PATRICK GWYNN
Timothy Gordon Wort · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Belgium · East Sussex · France · Germany · Guernsey · Italy · Kent · Liverpool City · Netherlands · Northern Ireland · Romania · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£450k	£488k
31/12/2024	£655k	£621k
31/12/2023	£637k	£599k
31/12/2022	£575k	£625k
31/12/2021	£487k	£458k

Common questions

Is NEW GROUND CHURCHES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves of £67,558 are adequate against a policy target of two to three months of regular income (£59,042). The charity reports a net expenditure for the year, with unrestricted funds decreasing from £39,751 to £45,014 (Note: The SOFA shows a net movement of -38,360, but the Balance Sheet shows unrestricted funds increasing from 39,751 to 45,014 + 145,835 = 190,849 vs 39,751 + 184,488 = 224,239. Wait, SOFA Net movement is -38,360. Balance Sheet Total Funds 2024: 229,209. 2025: 190,849. Decrease of 38,360. The health narrative should reflect the decrease in total net assets. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of NEW GROUND CHURCHES earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £60,000 band, and 2 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds NEW GROUND CHURCHES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NEW GROUND CHURCHES as a grant recipient include NEW COMMUNITY CHURCH S.E. LONDON.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
NEW COMMUNITY CHURCH S.E. LONDON	FY2023	£90k	Donations to Charitable Causes
NEW COMMUNITY CHURCH S.E. LONDON	FY2022	£62k
NEW COMMUNITY CHURCH S.E. LONDON	FY2024	£48k	Donations to Charitable Causes
NEW COMMUNITY CHURCH S.E. LONDON	FY2021	£48k

Charities like this

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

NEWFIELD COMMUNITY CHURCH TRUST income £71k
NEW SPRINGS UK income £621k
NEWMARKET COMMUNITY CHURCH income £104k
NEW COVENANT CHURCH MANCHESTER income £569k
TAKING GROUND income £118k
FIELDS CHURCH income £117k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NEW GROUND CHURCHES	£450k	more than £60,000	2	above	—	no doubt
NEWFIELD COMMUNITY CHURCH TRUST FY2025	£71k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
NEW SPRINGS UK FY2025	£621k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NEWMARKET COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£104k	Under £50,000	0	above	—	no doubt
NEW COVENANT CHURCH MANCHESTER FY2025	£569k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TAKING GROUND FY2025	£118k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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