TEMPUS NOVO (MEANING NEW TIME)

Registered charity 1157079 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MEANING 'NEW TIME', TEMPUS NOVO, TEMPUS NOVO (MEANING NEW TIME)., TEMPUS NOVO MEANING NEW TIME

The charity is involved in relieving the needs of former prisoners by working with them and employers to find suitable employment opportunities as a means of rehabilitation and thereby reducing incidences of re-offending.

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Latest income
£493k
Latest spending
£604k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £111,330 for the year ended 28 February 2025, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted and restricted reserves from £293,553 to £182,223. The trustees confirm the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, citing available resources and mitigation measures for adverse conditions.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 29/02/2024)

Total income
£530k
Total spending
£553k
Reserves (reported)
£204k
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~4.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (78% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2025£493k£604k
29/02/2024£530k£553k
28/02/2023£460k£399k
28/02/2022£333k£331k
28/02/2021£281k£290k

Common questions

Is TEMPUS NOVO (MEANING NEW TIME) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £111,330 for the year ended 28 February 2025, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted and restricted reserves from £293,553 to £182,223. The trustees confirm the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, citing available resources and mitigation measures for adverse conditions. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds TEMPUS NOVO (MEANING NEW TIME)?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TEMPUS NOVO (MEANING NEW TIME) as a grant recipient include THE DULVERTON TRUST, THE HARRISON-FRANK FAMILY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED, THE TRIANGLE TRUST 1949 FUND, D C R ALLEN CHARITABLE TRUST, H C D MEMORIAL FUND.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE DULVERTON TRUSTFY2025£105kTempus Novo North West
THE HARRISON-FRANK FAMILY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITEDFY2024£60k
THE DULVERTON TRUSTFY2023£44kTempus Novo in Milton Keynes
THE TRIANGLE TRUST 1949 FUNDFY2022£34kRehabilitation
D C R ALLEN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£30k
H C D MEMORIAL FUNDFY2023£28kPrisons/Community
H C D MEMORIAL FUNDFY2022£28kCommunity/Prisons
H C D MEMORIAL FUNDFY2024£28kPrisons/Community
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUSTFY2022£25kTERM FUNDING
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUSTFY2024£25kTerm Funding
CHARLES PLATER TRUSTFY2024£25k
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUSTFY2023£25kTerm Funding
CHARLES PLATER TRUSTFY2025£21k
THE HOSKING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£20k
THE HOSKING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£20k
THE HOSKING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£20k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£20kOther charitable purposes
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£16kOther charitable purposes
THE GROCERS' CHARITYFY2023£5kYouth
THE HARRISON-FRANK FAMILY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITEDFY2021£5k
THE TRIANGLE TRUST 1949 FUNDFY2025£0Young People with Criminal Convictions

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund22/02/2024£185kTempus Novo Development
A B Charitable Trust27/06/2019£15kA grant to Tempus Novo