Registered charity (CIO) · Staffordshire
Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children
- 9 trustees
- Income £15m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Christopher ChaneyTrustee · since 2017
- Clive LewisTrustee · since 1990
- Jane EdgertonTrustee · since 2025
- Julian BurnettTrustee · since 2025
- Kathryn GriffithTrustee · since 2020
- Leonard LewisTrustee · since 1990
- Nigel LewisTrustee · since 2017
- Professor Michael PattonTrustee · since 1993
- Vanessa SloaneTrustee · since 2019
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability and 1 more
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Website
- www.newlifecharity.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2016
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£15m£16m
- 2024£17m£18m
- 2023£18m£17m
Earlier years
- 2022£14m£12m
- 2021£10m£11m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
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; AND4.7. 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.
Grants received
12 grants · £856,431 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £599,336
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £190,000 (5 grants)
- Masonic Charitable Foundation · £30,300 (2 grants)
- The Clothworkers' Foundation · £21,000
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £10,000
Most recent
- Foundation Scotland
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
9 trustees on the board
- Clive Lewis since 1990
- Christopher Chaney since 2017
- Jane Edgerton since 2025
- Julian Burnett since 2025
- Kathryn Griffith since 2020
- Leonard Lewis since 1990
- Nigel Lewis since 2017
- Professor Michael Patton since 1993
- Vanessa Sloane since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Clive Lewis since 1990
- Christopher Chaney since 2017
- Kathryn Griffith since 2020
- Leonard Lewis since 1990
- Nigel Lewis since 2017
- Professor Michael Patton since 1993
- Vanessa Sloane since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Clive Lewis since 1990
- Christopher Chaney since 2017
- Julian Burnett since 2025
- Kathryn Griffith since 2020
- Leonard Lewis since 1990
- Nigel Lewis since 2017
- Professor Michael Patton since 1993
- Vanessa Sloane since 2019
Portfolio (1)
- Jane Edgerton since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
2.4 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1170125
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 10 Nov 2016 as amended on 27 Apr 2023
- Contact on the register
- 01543468888 · info@newlifecharity.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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