NEWBURY PRIDE
TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND IN PARTICULAR THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY, INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(I) RAISING THE AWARENESS OF THE PUBLIC WITH REGARD TO ALL ASPECTS OF DISCRIMINATION IN SOCIETY AND ISSUES AND DIFFICULTIES AFFECTING THE LIVES OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER
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TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND IN PARTICULAR THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY, INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: (I) RAISING THE AWARENESS OF THE PUBLIC WITH REGARD TO ALL ASPECTS OF DISCRIMINATION IN SOCIETY AND ISSUES AND DIFFICULTIES AFFECTING THE LIVES OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER (LGBT) PEOPLE;(II) CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN PARTICULAR THROUGH CELEBRATING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF LGBT PEOPLE AND THE DIVERSITY OF THE LGBT COMMUNITY;(III) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY WHETHER BY TEACHING, INTERACTION, PERFORMANCE OR PRODUCING AND/OR DISPLAYING ARTISTIC AND OTHER MATERIALS;(IV) PRODUCING PUBLICATIONS, LECTURES, MEDIA, PROMOTING PUBLIC EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS, PUBLIC ADVOCACY AND OTHER MEANS OF COMMUNICATION;(V) ASSOCIATING WITH VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, AND/OR GOVERNMENTAL, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BODIES TO DEVELOP AND MAXIMISE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS RUN BY AND FOR LGBT PEOPLE;(VI) STAGING AND PROMOTING LGBT EVENTS AND IN PARTICULAR AN ANNUAL LGBT FESTIVAL;(VII) PROMOTING AND PROVIDING RESOURCES WHERE NECESSARY FOR PROVIDING EQUALITY OF ACCESS FOR MEMBERS OF THE LGBT COMMUNITY TO SPORTS, TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, BUSINESS OR SIMILAR OPPORTUNITIES, WHERE THERE ARE BARRIERS TO EQUAL ACCESS FOR THE TIME BEING;(VIII) PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS;(IX) CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH ON EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY ISSUES AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS TO THE PUBLIC.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that Newbury Pride emerged from the reporting period with a modest deficit of £1,796.48, attributed to increased supplier costs. However, the trustees report that the charity's financial position remains secure with strong fundraising activity of approximately £27,141 and healthy reserves.
What the accounts disclose
“Donations, sponsorship, grant-awards, and charitable fundraising activities (events, shop sales, etc.) provide the core of our funding.”
“The charity possesses a financial reserves policy, with funds used to safeguard the public at events provided by Newbury Pride including insurance. In addition, funding is used in relation to holding events including but not limited to rental of equipment, advertising and security. Funds are held sufficient to discharge our financial obligations in the event the charity be wound up.”
“The trustees would like to apologise for the late submission of this return to the Charity Commission.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/03/2025
- Volunteers: 7
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/03/2024
- Volunteers: 7
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/03/2023
- Volunteers: 15
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 4 were received after the due date: year ending 30/03/2025 (received 27/02/2026, 28 days after the 30/01/2026 due date); year ending 30/03/2023 (received 14/05/2024, 105 days after the 30/01/2024 due date); year ending 30/03/2022 (received 03/02/2023, 4 days after the 30/01/2023 due date); year ending 30/03/2021 (received 29/03/2022, 58 days after the 30/01/2022 due date).
Funders the charity credits
- Rainbow Lottery
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (25/08/2026)
Trustees
- Andrea Christine Brookes
- Jamie Carl Cummings
- William Clifford John Beharrell
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/03/2025 | £27k | £29k |
| 30/03/2024 | £18k | £9k |
| 30/03/2023 | £5k | £4k |
| 30/03/2022 | £7k | £9k |
| 30/03/2021 | £8k | £2k |
Common questions
Is NEWBURY PRIDE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Newbury Pride emerged from the reporting period with a modest deficit of £1,796.48, attributed to increased supplier costs. However, the trustees report that the charity's financial position remains secure with strong fundraising activity of approximately £27,141 and healthy reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/02/2020 | £8k | Newbury Pride 2020 (1st year) |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE BERNICIA FOUNDATION | 1 | £10k |
| THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S CHARITY | 1 | £7k |
| ARDONAGH COMMUNITY TRUST | 1 | £5k |
Charities like this
- NOTTINGHAMSHIRE PRIDE
- OXFORD PRIDE GROUP LTD
- TORBAY PRIDE
- NORTHERN PRIDE EVENTS LIMITED
- NORTHUMBERLAND PRIDE
- ISLE OF WIGHT PRIDE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEWBURY PRIDE | £27k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NOTTINGHAMSHIRE PRIDE | £120k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| OXFORD PRIDE GROUP LTD | £97k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| TORBAY PRIDE | £53k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NORTHERN PRIDE EVENTS LIMITED | £146k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NORTHUMBERLAND PRIDE | £235k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |