NEWSTARTS
Registered charity 1128541 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NEW STARTS
NewStarts has three core activities that aim to help meet the practical needs of people on low incomes who are moving into social housing following a period of homelessness or other personal trauma or financial crisis. 1.Relieving poverty by donating household furniture and food2.Reducing homelessness by assisting resettlement3.Protecting the environment by promoting furniture re-use.
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity made a deficit of £5,979 for the year, a significant improvement from the previous year's deficit of £34,357. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £101,657, which is below the stated policy target of three months of unrestricted funds, though the trustees consider the going concern basis appropriate.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £102k; policy: three months unrestricted funds)
“our free reserves do not achieve our target of having three months unrestricted funds.”
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 — NewStarts (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£10k
Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (54% 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: 1.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Ian Jones
- Peter Bruce Tack
- Richard Hand
- Sarah Sophia Reece-Mills
- Susan Jayne Burton
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Birmingham City · Warwickshire · Worcestershire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is NEWSTARTS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a deficit of £5,979 for the year, a significant improvement from the previous year's deficit of £34,357. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £101,657, which is below the stated policy target of three months of unrestricted funds, though the trustees consider the going concern basis appropriate. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds NEWSTARTS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name NEWSTARTS as a grant recipient include THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITY, THE INMAN CHARITY, THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST, SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST, THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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