NEW HORIZON SUNDERLAND

Registered charity 1201164 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

New Horizon provides a range of support services to the African Community in Sunderland, including- Housing Support- Immigration Advice- Benefits Advice and Claims- Support Refugee & Asylum Seeker

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE;(I) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN SUNDERLAND WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF OR CREED (IN PARTICULAR, MEMBERS OF THE AFRICAN COMMUNITY) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY: A) PROVIDING A LOCAL NETWORK GROUP THAT ENCOURAGES AND ENABLES MEMBERS OF THE AFRICAN COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY; B) INCREASING, OR CO-ORDINATING, OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE AFRICAN COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS, TO ENABLE THOSE PROVIDERS TO ADAPT SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF THAT COMMUNITY.(II) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, OF MEMBERS OF THE AFRICAN COMMUNITY LIVING IN SUNDERLAND BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS SERVICES OR FACILITIES(III)TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS

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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Latest income
£159k
Latest spending
£175k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £15,569 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £37,825 to £22,256. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with sufficient resources for the next 12 months, supported by unrestricted funds of £4,335.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Reaching Communities (29% of income)
“Reaching Communities 46,013” — page 20
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Sunderland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£159k£175k
31/03/2025£138k£159k
31/03/2024£144k£85k

Common questions

Is NEW HORIZON SUNDERLAND financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £15,569 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £37,825 to £22,256. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with sufficient resources for the next 12 months, supported by unrestricted funds of £4,335. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/02/2026£20kAfrican Community Stands Fit in Sunderland
The National Lottery Heritage Fund07/11/2024£129k"Cultural Heritage Preservation and Promotion for Black and Minoritised Communities in Sunderland."
Sport England13/08/2024£11kOur Sunderland is United: A Walk Towards Cultural Unity
The National Lottery Community Fund15/03/2023£128kRecovery Road for African Community of Tyne and Wear