NEWLIFE THE CHARITY FOR DISABLED CHILDREN

Charity number: 1170125
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Newlife changes the lives of disabled and terminally ill children across the UK. We grant or loan thousands of items of equipment every year, often in emergency situations. We provide information and support to families through a dedicated Nurse service. We campaign to give disabled children and their families a voice and we fund pioneering medical research to give hope for the future.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£17,236,808

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Donations and legacies £2.16m
Charitable activities £0
Other trading activities £15.05m
Investments £24.81k
Other £1.20k

Total expenditure:
£18,074,509

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Raising funds £13.73m
Charitable activities £4.34m
Other £0

£161,264 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £13.73m
Charitable expenditure £4.34m

People

520 Employee(s)

8 Trustee(s)

145 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 1
£70k to £80k 2
£80k to £90k 1
£100k to £110k 1
£120k to £130k 2

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 February 1991: Standard registration
  • 23 March 2016: Funds received from
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • BDF NEWLIFE (Working name)
  • NEWLIFE CHARITY (Working name)
  • NEWLIFE FOUNDATION FOR DISABLED CHILDREN (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Kathryn Griffith Trustee 20 January 2020
None on record
Vanessa Sloane Trustee 18 November 2019
None on record
Patricia Ann Alford-Burnett Trustee 11 July 2019
None on record
NIGEL LEWIS Trustee 12 May 2017
None on record
Christopher Chaney Trustee 12 May 2017
None on record
PROFESSOR MICHAEL PATTON Trustee 01 December 1993
NOONAN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
LEONARD LEWIS Trustee 21 December 1990
None on record
CLIVE LEWIS Trustee 21 December 1990
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £13.41m £10.36m £14.04m £17.67m £17.24m
Total expenditure £13.27m £11.14m £12.45m £16.96m £18.07m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £75.83k £2.37m £100.10k N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £1.75m £2.61m £1.48m £2.07m £2.16m
Income - Other trading activities £11.57m £5.15m £12.40m £15.59m £15.05m
Income - Charitable activities £0 £217.07k £0 £0 £0
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £18.22k £16.60k £8.64k £7.01k £24.81k
Income - Other £75.83k £2.37m £154.00k £0 £1.20k
Income - Legacies £17.50k £0 £7.00k £94.74k £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £3.34m £3.00m £2.80m £3.67m £4.34m
Expenditure - Raising funds £9.93m £8.14m £9.65m £13.29m £13.73m
Expenditure - Governance £81.94k £92.29k £77.22k £92.59k £117.18k
Expenditure - Grants institution £130.07k £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £3.93k £6.78k £13.55k £14.18k £17.97k
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £1.08m £842.29k £588.10k £464.10k £240.28k
Long-term investments £3.44m £3.34m £2.98m £2.93m £3.10m
Other assets £1.83m £1.35m £3.67m £4.40m £4.34m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £2.92m £2.48m £2.45m £2.34m £2.91m

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 28 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 28 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 March 2023 59 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 31 March 2023 59 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 31 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 31 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 10 Nov 2016 as amended on 27 Apr 2023

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:- 4.1. TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR AND TO PROMOTE BASIC AND CLINIC RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES, EFFECTS, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND RELIEF OF PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITIES THAT ARE PRESENT AT BIRTH OR CAUSED BEFORE BIRTH PROVIDED THAT THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH ARE DISSEMINATED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC; 4.2. THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND FINANCIAL AID FOR SUCH PERSONS, THEIR FAMILIES AND DEPENDENTS AND FOR THE FAMILIES AND DEPENDENTS OF THOSE WHO HAVE DIED FROM SUCH DISABILITIES SUCH PROVISION BEING FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES AND FINANCIAL AID; 4.3. THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE FOR PREGNANT MOTHERS WHERE IT IS CONSIDERED THERE IS A DANGER OF THEIR CHILD BEING BORN WITH PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY; 4.4. THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS WHO ARE UNABLE OR HAVE DIFFICULTY IN HAVING CHILDREN OR BECOMING PREGNANT; 4.5. SUCH LEGALLY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF RESEARCH INTO AND THE RELIEF OF PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY OF ALL KINDS ESPECIALLY THOSE WHICH AFFECT PARENTS AND CHILDREN PRIOR TO CONCEPTION AND DURING PREGNANCY AND SUBSEQUENT TO BIRTH PROVIDED THAT THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH ARE DISSEMINATED FOR THE BENEFITS OF THE PUBLIC; 4.6. THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG DISABLED YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR DISABILITY, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION BY PROVIDING SUPPORT, TRAINING, WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE, VOLUNTEERING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES THEREBY ASSISTING THEM TO BETTER INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY; AND 4.7. THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PROMOTION OF WASTE REDUCTION, RE-USE, RECLAMATION, RECYCLING AND THE USE OF SURPLUS.

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 1170125-1 NEWLIFE FOUNDATION FOR DISABLED CHILDREN
Governing document
DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 21/12/1990 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 22/07/2008 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 10/05/2012 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 04 MAY 2017
Charitable objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF RESEARCH INTO AND THE RELIEF OF DEFECTS,DISEASES AND MEDICAL AILMENTS OF ALL KINDS ESPECIALLY THOSE WHICH AFFECT PARENTS AND CHILDREN PRIOR TO CONCEPTION AND DURING PREGNANCY AND SUBSEQUENT TO BIRTH.(FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSES 3(A)TO(D)OF DECLARATION OF TRUST)
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 06 February 1991 : Standard registration
  • 23 March 2016 : Asset transfer in

Contact information

Address:
Newlife Centre
Hemlock Way
CANNOCK
Staffordshire
WS11 7GF
Phone:
01543468888
Email:
info@newlifecharity.co.uk
Website:

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