NEW BEGINNINGS UK

Registered charity 1195427 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NEW BEGINNINGS

New Beginnings UK provides free educational courses, advocacy, and information about Islam and conversion to Islam, wellbeing support in the form of counselling and group therapy delivered by qualified professionals, open discussions, social gatherings and outdoor activities, gifts and certification upon conversion to Islam. This is carried out online and in the UK.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH AND IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT INCLUDING:A) PROVIDING INFORMATION ON ISLAM TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE ISLAMIC FAITH, B) SUPPORTING IN EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE WAYS NEW CONVERTS TO ISLAM, C) HOLDING PRAYER MEETINGS, SEMINARS, LECTURES

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

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Oldham, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£201k
Latest spending
£218k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating loss of £16,247 for the year ended 6 August 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets from £34,786 to £18,539. Per the trustees' report, the remaining reserves of £18,539 are considered sufficient to continue operations and cover future activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £19k; policy: roughly 20% of our income for the period)
“The final balance at the end of the period was £18,539 which put New Beginnings in a comfortable position to continue its work in the future. These reserves are roughly 20% of our income for the period, which is needed for financial stability and to pay for future activities.”
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.

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 06/08/2025

  • Volunteers: 100
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 06/08/2024

  • Volunteers: 50
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 06/08/2023

  • Volunteers: 50
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — New Beginnings UK (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oldham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
06/08/2025£201k£218k
06/08/2024£200k£199k
06/08/2023£120k£97k
06/08/2022£83k£72k

Common questions

Is NEW BEGINNINGS UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating loss of £16,247 for the year ended 6 August 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets from £34,786 to £18,539. Per the trustees' report, the remaining reserves of £18,539 are considered sufficient to continue operations and cover future activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds NEW BEGINNINGS UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NEW BEGINNINGS UK as a grant recipient include THE RACING FOUNDATION, SIR PETER O'SULLEVAN CHARITABLE TRUST, CHILDAID TO EASTERN EUROPE, THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO, THE GEOFFREY AND PAULINE MARTIN TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE RACING FOUNDATIONFY2025£29kEquine Welfare
SIR PETER O'SULLEVAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£15kGrants for specific projects and other good causes committed and paid during the year
SIR PETER O'SULLEVAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£15kGrants for specific projects and other good causes committed and paid during the year
CHILDAID TO EASTERN EUROPEFY2026£12kFoster home and dormitory in Mukachevo, Ukraine
CHILDAID TO EASTERN EUROPEFY2025£12kFamily foster home and technical school dormitory in Mukachevo, Ukraine
THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIOFY2022£10k
THE GEOFFREY AND PAULINE MARTIN TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIOFY2021£5k
THE CADBURY FOUNDATIONFY2022£5kHealth and Wellbeing
THE JOHNSON FOUNDATIONFY2022£3k
AFPA TRUSTFY2025£1k12 days of Christmas
THE HARROGATE ROUND TABLE CHARITABLE TRUST FUNDFY2024£1k
THE HARROGATE ROUND TABLE CHARITABLE TRUST FUNDFY2025amount not stated

Funders of similar charities

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NEW BEGINNINGS CHRISTIAN CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NEW BEGINNINGS UK£201k—0below—no doubt
NEW BEGINNINGS CHRISTIAN CENTRE FY2025£92k—0unclear—no doubt
NEW BEGINNINGS PEER SUPPORT FY2025£154k—0unclear—no doubt
THE NEW CHURCH FY2025£111k—0below—no doubt
ISLAMIC DA'WAH COUNCIL UK FY2025£97k—0unclear—no doubt
RENEW COUNSELLING FY2025£907k——below—no doubt

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