NEW BEGINNINGS UK
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
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.
What the accounts disclose
“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.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- 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)
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
Trustees
- Haleema Mehrban
- Imran Rahim
- Mohammad Riazul Islam Razak
- Nailah Kausar
- WAJID IQBAL
- Zainab Mir
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE RACING FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £29k | Equine Welfare |
| SIR PETER O'SULLEVAN CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £15k | Grants for specific projects and other good causes committed and paid during the year |
| SIR PETER O'SULLEVAN CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £15k | Grants for specific projects and other good causes committed and paid during the year |
| CHILDAID TO EASTERN EUROPE | FY2026 | £12k | Foster home and dormitory in Mukachevo, Ukraine |
| CHILDAID TO EASTERN EUROPE | FY2025 | £12k | Family foster home and technical school dormitory in Mukachevo, Ukraine |
| THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO | FY2022 | £10k | |
| THE GEOFFREY AND PAULINE MARTIN TRUST | FY2025 | £5k | |
| THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO | FY2021 | £5k | |
| THE CADBURY FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £5k | Health and Wellbeing |
| THE JOHNSON FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £3k | |
| AFPA TRUST | FY2025 | £1k | 12 days of Christmas |
| THE HARROGATE ROUND TABLE CHARITABLE TRUST FUND | FY2024 | £1k | |
| THE HARROGATE ROUND TABLE CHARITABLE TRUST FUND | FY2025 | amount not stated |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE PRUDENCE TRUST | 1 | £94k |
| THE T.K. MAXX AND HOMESENSE FOUNDATION | 1 | £35k |
| THE SHEARS FOUNDATION | 1 | £10k |
| THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £9k |
| THE S M B TRUST | 1 | £6k |
| BURLINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK | 1 | £6k |
| THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £4k |
Charities like this
- NEW BEGINNINGS CHRISTIAN CENTRE
- NEW BEGINNINGS PEER SUPPORT
- THE NEW CHURCH
- ISLAMIC DA'WAH COUNCIL UK
- RENEW COUNSELLING
- NOTTINGHAM ISLAM INFORMATION POINT
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW BEGINNINGS UK | £201k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| NEW BEGINNINGS CHRISTIAN CENTRE | £92k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NEW BEGINNINGS PEER SUPPORT | £154k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE NEW CHURCH | £111k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| ISLAMIC DA'WAH COUNCIL UK | £97k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| RENEW COUNSELLING | £907k | — | — | below | — | no doubt |