NEW LIFE WOOD

Registered charity 1176061 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To relieve unemployment for the benefit of the public in Essex, by the provision of opportunities for volunteering, training and work experience to increase their employability by means of a wood recycling project based in Pitsea; and to relieve financial hardship by the provision of courses in money management and debt counselling.

Objects

1. TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ESSEX, BY THE PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLUNTEERING, TRAINING AND WORK EXPERIENCE TO INCREASE THEIR EMPLOYABILITY; AND2. TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY THE PROVISION OF COURSES IN MONEY MANAGEMENT AND DEBT COUNSELLING

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 · Disability · Religious Activities · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Basildon, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a deficit of £23,641 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in a decrease in total reserves to £70,540. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £65,679 are maintained above the stated policy target of two months' expenditure, and resources are adequate to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

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• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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• Complaints policy and procedures
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• Internal risk management policy and procedures
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• Social media 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)

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew McClintockchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• COLIN LEONARD GABELL
• Lesley Anne M'Clelland
• Stephen Dean

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

Operates in: Essex

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Charities like this

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

• NEW LIFE LONDON income £70k
• BRIGHTON & HOVE WOOD RECYCLING PROJECT LTD income £439k
• NEW LIFE DOMESTIC income £34k
• THE USEFUL WOOD COMPANY income £349k
• NEW LIFE (SCUNTHORPE) income £358k
• NEW LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH income £78k

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