NEW AVENUES

Registered charity 1160597 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

New Avenues is a charity set up to prevent and relieve homelessness and poverty in Dartford and the surrounding areas by provision of accommodation, advice, information, support, activities, grants, food and other services to individuals in need by reason of poverty, homelessness or deprivation.

Objects

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY IN SUCH PARTS OF DARTFORD, KENT, SOUTH EAST ENGLAND OR THE UNITED KINGDOM AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT, BY THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION, ADVICE, INFORMATION, SUPPORT, ACTIVITIES, GRANTS, FOOD, AND OTHER ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED BY REASON OF POVERTY, HOMELESSNESS OR DEPRIVATION.

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£93k

Latest spending

£86k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported total receipts of £92,803 and held unrestricted cash funds of £52,413 at the end of the financial year. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of at least £10,000 to cover salary costs and cash flow timings, which is well above the actual unrestricted reserves held. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified during the examination of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £10,000 (reserves figure: £52k)

“At present, reserves are kept at least £10,000 to ensure that salary costs and cash flow timings are adequately covered.” — page 3

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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures

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: 25
Government income: £36,500 — grants £36,500 (2); 39% of the £92,803 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 30
Government income: £22,301 — grants £22,301 (2); 48% of the £46,658 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 35
Government income: £40,864 — grants £40,864 (2); 57% of the £72,325 total gross income on the same return

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — New Avenues / Dartford Foodbank (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Hannah Joyce Borrett Webb
Ian Charles Travers
MICHAEL DENNIS SMITH · trustee of 1 other charity
STEPHEN BRINDLEY · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£93k	£86k
31/12/2024	£47k	£41k
31/12/2023	£72k	£60k
31/12/2022	£43k	£41k
31/12/2021	£31k	£27k

Common questions

Is NEW AVENUES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported total receipts of £92,803 and held unrestricted cash funds of £52,413 at the end of the financial year. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of at least £10,000 to cover salary costs and cash flow timings, which is well above the actual unrestricted reserves held. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/07/2026	£18k	Dartford Larder Essential staff
Postcode Lottery	30/08/2024	£10k	Millionaire Street 2024 07w3

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION	1	£582k
JOAN AINSLIE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£30k
THE ANGUS LAWSON MEMORIAL TRUST	1	£27k
The Rathbones Group Foundation	1	£15k
THE BLYTH WATSON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k
THE ANTHONY V MARTIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£6k
The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable Settlement	1	£4k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with AVENUES EAST.

AVENUES EAST income £7.5m
AVENUES LONDON income £19.3m
AVENUES SOUTH EAST income £14.0m
NEW PATHWAYS FAMILY FRIENDLY THERAPEUTIC CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE income £4.8m
THE AVENUES TRUST GROUP income £67.2m
PATHWAYS TO INDEPENDENCE LTD income £2.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NEW AVENUES	£93k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
AVENUES EAST FY2025	£7.5m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
AVENUES LONDON FY2025	£19.3m	£60 - £70k	1	below	—	no doubt
AVENUES SOUTH EAST FY2025	£14.0m	£60k - £70k	1	unclear	—	no doubt
NEW PATHWAYS FAMILY FRIENDLY THERAPEUTIC CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FY2025	£4.8m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE AVENUES TRUST GROUP FY2025	£67.2m	—	—	below	—	no doubt

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