NOWANS COMMUNITY TRUST

Registered charity 1137971 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

For the public benefit, working but not exclusively with orphans, young people, Black Asian Minority Ethnic communities, and marginalised communities in the UK, and in Kenya, in ways that strengthen both, culturally, socio-economically and through education by:

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£143k
Latest spending
£115k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity received total income of £142,914 and incurred total expenditure of £114,721, resulting in a surplus for the year. The trustees report that at the year-end, the charity held no free (unrestricted) reserves, as unrestricted funds were fully applied to delivering charitable activities, although restricted funds of £21,107 were held for specific purposes.

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
“At the end year end, the trust held no free reserves, as unrestricted funds were fully applied to delivering charitable activities in line with the trust’s objects.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£143k£115k
31/03/2024£60k£47k
31/03/2023£42k£63k
31/03/2022£27k£7k
31/03/2021£8k£7k

Common questions

Is NOWANS COMMUNITY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity received total income of £142,914 and incurred total expenditure of £114,721, resulting in a surplus for the year. The trustees report that at the year-end, the charity held no free (unrestricted) reserves, as unrestricted funds were fully applied to delivering charitable activities, although restricted funds of £21,107 were held for specific purposes. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund06/11/2024£20kFabrics of Colour Well being cafe
Sport England22/10/2024£13kSwimmers Of Colour
The National Lottery Community Fund28/02/2024£154kLOC - Maendeleo
The National Lottery Community Fund04/03/2022£10kFabrics of Colour Well being cafe
The National Lottery Community Fund25/02/2022£10kLives of Colour Queens Jubilee
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/08/2018£43k"Lives of Colour"
Cheltenham Borough Council—£300BHM talk

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NHANCED COMMUNITIES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NOWANS COMMUNITY TRUST£143k—0below—no doubt
NHANCED COMMUNITIES FY2025£182k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HUMANITARIAN TRUST FY2025£240k—0unclear—no doubt
H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£124k—0unclear—no doubt
ABERGAVENNY COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£120k—0unclear—no doubt
1692 FY2025£462k—0within—no doubt

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