Registered charity · Stoke-on-Trent
Newfriars College
Newfriars College is a registered charity (number 1204344) based in Stoke-on-Trent, governed by 8 trustees. Latest income £7.4m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 8 trustees
- Income £7.4m (2025)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Cheshire East, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Derby City and more
- Website
- www.newfriarscollege.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Newfriars College
- Registered
- 2023
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£7.4m£6.1m
- 2024£8.3m£5.4m
Income trend, 2024 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 92%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable 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.
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.
8 trustees on the board
- David John Bateson OBE since 2023
- Joanne Owen since 2025
- Lynn Watkins since 2026
- Mark Howes since 2025
- Neil Robert Warner since 2025
- Nicola Birch since 2026
- Robert Taylor since 2023
- Simon Bartram since 2025
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- David John Bateson OBE since 2023
- Joanne Owen since 2025
- Lynn Watkins since 2026
- Mark Howes since 2025
- Neil Robert Warner since 2025
- Nicola Birch since 2026
- Robert Taylor since 2023
- Simon Bartram 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
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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
0.6 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 0.0 in 2024
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1204344
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21 JUN 2018AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04 JUL 2023
- Companies House
- Company number 11426256 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01782987180 · helpline@newfriarscollege.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 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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