NEWFRIARS COLLEGE

Registered charity 1204344 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Special Education Needs Education Provision for Students aged 16-25

Objects

THE OBJECTS ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:2.1 TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS OR SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS, BY PROVIDING TRANSITION ROUTES INTO THE WIDER COMMUNITY, EMPLOYMENT, SUPPORTED WORK EXPERIENCE AND INDEPENDENT LIVING;2.2 TO ADVANCE THEIR EDUCATION, INCLUDING FURTHER EDUCATION, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT.

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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Registered contact address: Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£7.4m

Latest spending

£6.1m

Registered

2023

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £1,529,000 for the year ended 31 August 2025. Per the trustees' report, total reserves stood at £5,218,000, with unrestricted reserves at £295,000, which is below the stated policy target of six weeks' costs (£910,000). The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £90,001 - £100,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)

“In the band £90,001 - £100,000 - 1” — page 34

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: six week's costs including payroll costs (reserves figure: £295k)

“The College aims to maintain a level of contingent free cash reserves equal to six week's costs including payroll costs. For the year ended 31 August 2025, this equated to £910,000.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Mrs L Taylor, wife of Trustee Mr R Taylor, is employed by the College.

“Mrs L Taylor, wife of Mr R Taylor (trustee), is employed by Newfriars College on a salary commensurate with the position held and was employed in line with the College's recruitment policy.” — page 48

“In the prior year, the value of the property used by Newfriars was transferred from The Shaw Education Trust as a donated asset under a long term lease agreement. The fair value of the property was considered to be the carrying value of the property at the point of transfer of £3,320,000.” — page 48

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Land and buildings were transferred from SET as a donated asset.

“Mrs L Taylor, wife of Mr R Taylor (trustee), is employed by Newfriars College on a salary commensurate with the position held and was employed in line with the College's recruitment policy.” — page 48

“In the prior year, the value of the property used by Newfriars was transferred from The Shaw Education Trust as a donated asset under a long term lease agreement. The fair value of the property was considered to be the carrying value of the property at the point of transfer of £3,320,000.” — page 48

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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 31/08/2025

Government income: £6,842,000 — contracts £6,842,000 (1); 92% of the £7,420,000 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 4 (£60,001–£70,000: 2; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £100,001–£110,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

Government income: £5,490,000 — contracts £5,490,000 (1); 66% of the £8,333,000 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £100,001–£110,000: 1)

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

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Rob Millington — Executive Principal / CEO (source)
Laura Grundy — Finance Operations Director (source)
Tracy Gillett — Director of Education (source)

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

Buyer	Contract	Awarded	Value
Stoke-on-Trent City Council	Transport Services for Vulnerable Children and Adults (DPS) - ASCHIW/2022/316*	—	—
Stoke-on-Trent City Council	Transport Services for Vulnerable Children and Adults (DPS) - ASCHIW/2022/316*	—	—
Stoke-on-Trent City Council	Transport Services for Vulnerable Children and Adults (DPS) - ASCHIW/2022/316*	—	—

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income

£7.4m

Total spending

£6.1m

Reserves (reported)

£295k

Employees

149

Reported reserves equal ~0.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

DAVID JOHN BATESON OBE
Joanne Owen
Lynn Watkins
Mark Howes
Neil Robert Warner
Nicola Birch
Robert Taylor
Simon Bartram

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Derby City · Shropshire · Staffordshire · Stoke-on-trent City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£7.4m	£6.1m
31/08/2024	£8.3m	£5.4m

Common questions

Is NEWFRIARS COLLEGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £1,529,000 for the year ended 31 August 2025. Per the trustees' report, total reserves stood at £5,218,000, with unrestricted reserves at £295,000, which is below the stated policy target of six weeks' costs (£910,000). The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of NEWFRIARS COLLEGE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,001 - £100,000 band.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHAIGELEY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION.

CHAIGELEY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION income £3.8m
THE FREWEN EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED income £4.8m
CHRISTIAN FAMILY SCHOOLS LIMITED income £340k
N D EDUCATIONAL TRUST income £27k
KEW COLLEGE income £4.4m
FETCHAM VILLAGE PRE SCHOOL income £210k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NEWFRIARS COLLEGE	£7.4m	£90,001 - £100,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHAIGELEY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FY2025	£3.8m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE FREWEN EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£4.8m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHRISTIAN FAMILY SCHOOLS LIMITED FY2025	£340k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
N D EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025	£27k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
KEW COLLEGE FY2025	£4.4m	—	—	below	—	no doubt

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