NEW HORIZONS COVENTRY

Registered charity 1169264 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as New Horizons Church

PROCLAIM AND FURTHER THE GOSPEL OF GOD, AND PREACH AND TEACH THE CHRISTIAN FAITH; RELIEF OF PERSONS IN CONDITION OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UK OR THE WORLD; ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE DIRECTORS MAY THINK FIT.

Objects

(1) TO PROCLAIM AND FURTHER THE GOSPEL OF GOD CONCERNING HIS SON, JESUS CHRIST, AND TO PREACH AND TEACH THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UK OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.(2) THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITION OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UK OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS THINK FIT.(3) ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE DIRECTORS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

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

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Registered contact address: Coventry, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£346k

Latest spending

£347k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £867 for the year ended 31 December 2025, compared to a deficit of £1,216 in the prior year. Unrestricted reserves stood at £517,855, which the trustees consider to be at a satisfactory level and above their policy target of six months' unrestricted expenditure. The trustees are satisfied that sufficient reserves exist to cover expected deficits and adjust expenditure to match income levels.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months' unrestricted expenditure (reserves figure: £518k)

“The charity’s reserves policy is to hold financial reserves to cover approximately six months’ unrestricted expenditure.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Mr C Waddell received £80,979 in ministry fees.

“One trustee, Mr C Waddell, was engaged in remunerated ministry during the year and received £80,979 (2024 - £79,117) in respect of ministry fees, in accordance with the Articles of Association.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Remuneration paid to a trustee for ministry services.

“One trustee, Mr C Waddell, was engaged in remunerated ministry during the year and received £80,979 (2024 - £79,117) in respect of ministry fees, in accordance with the Articles of Association.” — page 16

“Expenses incurred by trustees for services provided to the charity in the year, either by reimbursement of the trustee or by direct payment to a third party, totalled £7,356 (2024 - £6,474).” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Expenses reimbursed to trustees for services provided.

“One trustee, Mr C Waddell, was engaged in remunerated ministry during the year and received £80,979 (2024 - £79,117) in respect of ministry fees, in accordance with the Articles of Association.” — page 16

“Expenses incurred by trustees for services provided to the charity in the year, either by reimbursement of the trustee or by direct payment to a third party, totalled £7,356 (2024 - £6,474).” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations received from trustees.

“One trustee, Mr C Waddell, was engaged in remunerated ministry during the year and received £80,979 (2024 - £79,117) in respect of ministry fees, in accordance with the Articles of Association.” — page 16

“Expenses incurred by trustees for services provided to the charity in the year, either by reimbursement of the trustee or by direct payment to a third party, totalled £7,356 (2024 - £6,474).” — page 16

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 handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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: 120
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Volunteers: 170
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Volunteers: 170
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

CHRISTOPHER CHARLES WADDELLchair
Adrian John Coles
Robin Gaulton

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

Operates in: Germany · Netherlands · Sweden · Switzerland · Throughout England And Wales · Ukraine · United States

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£346k	£347k
31/12/2024	£352k	£354k
31/12/2023	£333k	£346k
31/12/2022	£300k	£320k
31/12/2021	£248k	£189k

Common questions

Is NEW HORIZONS COVENTRY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £867 for the year ended 31 December 2025, compared to a deficit of £1,216 in the prior year. Unrestricted reserves stood at £517,855, which the trustees consider to be at a satisfactory level and above their policy target of six months' unrestricted expenditure. The trustees are satisfied that sufficient reserves exist to cover expected deficits and adjust expenditure to match income levels. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
THE UNITED WORLD COLLEGES (INTERNATIONAL)	1	£610k
WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£76k
GOWER STREET	1	£38k
C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUST	1	£17k
COVENTRY CHURCH (MUNICIPAL) CHARITIES	1	£15k
THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY	1	£14k
THE OAKDALE TRUST	1	£14k
THE COVENTRY GENERAL CHARITY	1	£8k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NEW HORIZON FOUNDATION.

NEW HORIZON FOUNDATION income £64k
NEW COVENANT CHURCH CHARLTON income £44k
THE COVENTRY GENERAL CHARITY income £2.2m
CAPLOR HORIZONS income £341k
NEWFIELD COMMUNITY CHURCH TRUST income £71k
THE HORIZON FOUNDATION income £459k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NEW HORIZONS COVENTRY	£346k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
NEW HORIZON FOUNDATION FY2025	£64k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
NEW COVENANT CHURCH CHARLTON FY2025	£44k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE COVENTRY GENERAL CHARITY FY2025	£2.2m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CAPLOR HORIZONS FY2026	£341k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
NEWFIELD COMMUNITY CHURCH TRUST FY2025	£71k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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