NEW LEAF SUPPORT LIMITED

Registered charity 1150552 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

New Leaf supports all those affected by Domestic Abuse inclusive of gender and sexuality. This is through qualified IDVA's, support worker and volunteers.New Leaf's pathway of support provides, practical, emotional support and advice, refuge accommodation and well being projects to build confidence and self esteem, encouraging & enabling those affected by Domestic Abuse to rebuild their lives.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: THE RELIEF OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS AMONGS WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE SUFFERED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BY:(1)PROVIDING EMERGENCY AND 2ND STAGE ACCOMMODATION TO WOMEN AND CHILDREN FLEEING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE(2)RISK ASSESSING, ADVISING AND SUPPORTING WOMEN AND CHILDREN TO SOUGHT LONGER TERM ACCOMMODATION.(3)SIGNPOSTING WOMEN TO OTHER RELEVANT ORGANISATIONS THAT ENCOURAGE AND ENABLE WOMEN FLEEING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TO RE-BUILD NEW LIVES WITH CONFIDENCE IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT(4)WORKING WITH OTHER AGENCIES AND PARTNERS TO MEET THE ABOVE OBJECTIVES

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Accommodation/housing · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Swale, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£165k
Latest spending
£182k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £40,098, resulting in total net assets of £77,884. The trustees acknowledge the financial challenge, noting that the charity is proactively seeking longer-term funding and has a contingent legacy pending probate which it intends to use to reduce the unrestricted deficit. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters gave cause to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable standards.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months costs (reserves figure: −£40k)
“The directors agreed it is prudent to hold reserves that equate to six months costs which are based on the anticipated service provision in the next financial year.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

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 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 12
  • Government income: £5,000 — grants £5,000 (1); 3% of the £164,790 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 10
  • Government income: £22,220 — grants £22,220 (3); 15% of the £151,979 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/08/2023

  • Volunteers: 16
  • Government income: £63,517 — contracts £19,137 (1), grants £44,380 (5); 45% of the £139,729 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 30/08/2023 (received 14/08/2024, 45 days after the 30/06/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — New Leaf Support (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£165k£182k
31/03/2024£152k£108k
30/08/2023£140k£141k
31/08/2022£107k£107k
31/08/2021£109k£91k

Common questions

Is NEW LEAF SUPPORT LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £40,098, resulting in total net assets of £77,884. The trustees acknowledge the financial challenge, noting that the charity is proactively seeking longer-term funding and has a contingent legacy pending probate which it intends to use to reduce the unrestricted deficit. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters gave cause to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable standards. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds NEW LEAF SUPPORT LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NEW LEAF SUPPORT LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST, THE MSE CHARITY, QUEENBOROUGH FISHERY TRUST, THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUSTFY2024£5kMount Fund
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUSTFY2023£5kMount Fund - Homelessness
THE NOEL BUXTON TRUSTFY2022Unverified read£4kTo support the core costs of a domestic abuse charity that offers a range of services to families in Kent.
THE MSE CHARITYFY2023£3kVictims and survivors of domestic abuse
QUEENBOROUGH FISHERY TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2kCare and Social Welfare
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUSTFY2024£1kRound Three - Food Poverty
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£600
WHITEHEAD MONCKTON CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024amount not stated

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund07/04/2026£14kCommunity First Project
The National Lottery Community Fund09/02/2024£20kMale Domestic Abuse Program
The National Lottery Community Fund14/10/2022£10kIncreasing Abuse Support Programmes
The National Lottery Community Fund19/02/2021£5kSafe house flat
The National Lottery Community Fund23/01/2020£1kExercise for all
The National Lottery Community Fund01/08/2019£10kCommunity Up-skill
UK government02/01/2019£9kTampon Tax Community Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund20/06/2013£7kSafe House Provision

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Society Without Abuse.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NEW LEAF SUPPORT LIMITED£165k—0unclear—no doubt
Society Without Abuse FY2026£668k—0unclear—no doubt
NEWLEAF FOUNDATION FY2025£103k——unclear—no doubt
NORTH DEVON AGAINST DOMESTIC ABUSE LIMITED FY2025£1.2m—0above—no doubt
NEW BEGINNINGS PEER SUPPORT FY2025£154k—0unclear—no doubt
INDEPENDENT DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES FY2025£7.8m——above—no doubt

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