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THE NEWMAN TRUST

Registered charity 251158 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Supports the Roman Catholic Chaplaincy to the University of Oxford.

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Latest income
£624k
Latest spending
£623k
Registered
1967
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £134,586 exceed the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £125,000. The charity reported a net income of £1,249 for the period, supported by significant gains on the revaluation of fixed assets, and the auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“No employee received remuneration of more than £60,000.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months average expenditure (held: £135k)
“The Trustees aim to maintain a general cash reserve equivalent to three months average expenditure. This amounts to approximately £125,000” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Wenn Townsend. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£624k
Total spending
£623k
Reserves (reported)
£125k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~2.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£624k£623k
30/06/2024£444k£525k
30/06/2023£457k£354k
30/06/2022£380k£354k
30/06/2021£244k£316k

Common questions

Is THE NEWMAN TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £134,586 exceed the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £125,000. The charity reported a net income of £1,249 for the period, supported by significant gains on the revaluation of fixed assets, and the auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Wenn Townsend.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE NEWMAN TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREAT CHESHAM1£82k
THE BLYTH WATSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£30k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CALVARY CHAPEL OXFORD LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE NEWMAN TRUST£624kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
CALVARY CHAPEL OXFORD LIMITED FY2025£145k—0unclear—no doubt
THE OXFORD GOOD STEWARDS TRUST FY2025£907k—0below—no doubt
THE NEWLAND CHRISTIAN TRUST FY2023£696k—0unclear—no doubt
OXFORD BIBLE CHURCH TRUST LIMITED FY2024£331k£40,001 - £50,0000within—no doubt
THE COLLEGE OF SAINT MARY OF WINCHESTER IN OXFORD, COMMONLY CALLED NEW COLLEGE FY2025£22.6m——above—no doubt

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