Overview
New Life Trust's network
8 people1 organisationi8 listed on the board. 1 organisation shares a board member with this charity.The large node is New Life Trust. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.The board
8 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Greasley | Chair | ||
| Alan Woods | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Andrew Rees | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Joanne Black | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Laura Thompson | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Lewis Roderick | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Mr Bob McCan | Trustee | ||
| Stuart Morris | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Subsidiaries
1 companyiEach company here has this charity named as an owner on the Companies House register of people with significant control (PSC).A charity is matched to a PSC entry by registration number, or by exact name and postcode. An entry that matches only by name (postcode differs) is marked likely. Names shared by several charities are never linked. Current directors are from Companies House.Christchurch Conference Centre Ltd 06848886 Subsidiary Active iOfficial. The PSC entry's name matches the charity's name exactly and its address postcode (NP20 5PP) is the charity's registered postcode.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names New Life Trust as a corporate owner of this company, notified 6 April 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names New Life Trust as a corporate owner of this company, notified 6 April 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Control: appoints directors (notified 6 April 2016)
Current directors
- Loading directors...
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control. Control levels are as filed by the company.
Board
The board
8 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Greasley | Chair | ||
| Alan Woods | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Andrew Rees | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Joanne Black | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Laura Thompson | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Lewis Roderick | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Mr Bob McCan | Trustee | ||
| Stuart Morris | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Subsidiaries
1 companyiEach company here has this charity named as an owner on the Companies House register of people with significant control (PSC).A charity is matched to a PSC entry by registration number, or by exact name and postcode. An entry that matches only by name (postcode differs) is marked likely. Names shared by several charities are never linked. Current directors are from Companies House.Christchurch Conference Centre Ltd 06848886 Subsidiary Active iOfficial. The PSC entry's name matches the charity's name exactly and its address postcode (NP20 5PP) is the charity's registered postcode.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names New Life Trust as a corporate owner of this company, notified 6 April 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names New Life Trust as a corporate owner of this company, notified 6 April 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Control: appoints directors (notified 6 April 2016)
Current directors
- Loading directors...
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control. Control levels are as filed by the company.
Board DNA
iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.Average tenure
3y
median 3y
Longest tenure
6y
since 2020
Years in governance
4.3y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
0
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
3
of 6 on the board
8 trustees on the board
- Peter Greasley Chair
- Alan Woods since 2020
- Andrew Rees since 2020
- Joanne Black since 2026
- Lewis Roderick since 2026
- Laura Thompson since 2026
- Mr Bob McCan
- Stuart Morris since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Alan Woods since 2020
- Andrew Rees since 2020
- Stuart Morris since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Alan Woods since 2020
- Andrew Rees since 2020
- Joanne Black since 2026
- Laura Thompson since 2026
- Mr Bob McCan
- Stuart Morris since 2020
Portfolio (2)
- Peter Greasley Chair
- Lewis Roderick since 2026
Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Religious Activities 8General Charitable Purposes 2The Prevention or Relief of Poverty 2
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
Succession forecast
🔒 Succession forecast is a Pro feature - the board seats likely to open in the next year and the ideal next trustee. Explore Pro →
Network
Network
iThe large node is New Life Trust. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.Most connected
Working out who is most connected...
Finances
5 financial years held, 2020 to 2024, years ending 31 December.
Income and expenditure
5 years · years end 31 DecemberiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | |||||
| Total income | £620.44k | £655.37k | £728.02k | £836.46k | £777.65k |
| Total expenditure | £560.36k | £579.65k | £680.22k | £839.84k | £854.83k |
| Government income | |||||
| Government contracts | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Government grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | £5.00k |
| Income by source | |||||
| Donations and legacies | £606.96k | £622.44k | £709.83k | £808.15k | £754.38k |
| Legaciespart of donations and legacies | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Charitable activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other trading activities | £643 | £971 | £3.74k | £5.18k | £4.21k |
| Investments | £12.84k | £31.96k | £14.44k | £18.72k | £19.05k |
| Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other income | £0 | £0 | £0 | £4.41k | £0 |
| Expenditure by type | |||||
| Charitable activities | £560.36k | £579.65k | £680.22k | £839.84k | £854.83k |
| Raising funds | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Grants to institutionspart of charitable activities | £50 | £0 | £5.00k | £6.34k | £1.00k |
| Governance | £8.35k | £8.38k | £8.28k | £9.24k | £13.20k |
| Investment management | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other expenditure | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Definitions
- Total income
- Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
- Total expenditure
- Everything the charity spent in the year.
- Government contracts
- Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
- Government grants
- Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
- Donations and legacies
- Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
- Legacies
- Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
- Charitable activities (income)
- Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
- Other trading activities
- Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
- Investments
- Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
- Endowments
- New endowment funds received in the year.
- Charitable activities (expenditure)
- Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
- Raising funds
- The cost of fundraising and trading.
- Grants to institutions
- Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
- Governance
- The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
- Investment management
- The cost of managing the charity's investments.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Assets and liabilities
5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own use assets | £1.01m | £1.00m | £1.04m | £1.01m | £986.93k |
| Long-term investments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other assets | £476.77k | £570.40k | £559.29k | £588.94k | £565.30k |
| Defined benefit pension schemea minus figure is a deficit | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total liabilities | £53.92k | £64.82k | £41.74k | £46.44k | £74.89k |
| Net assetsassets minus liabilities | £1.43m | £1.51m | £1.56m | £1.55m | £1.48m |
Definitions
- Own use assets
- Land, buildings, equipment and other fixed assets the charity uses for its work.
- Long-term investments
- Investments held for the long term, such as shares, bonds or property let to others.
- Other assets
- Current assets: cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments.
- Defined benefit pension scheme
- The surplus (above zero) or deficit (below zero) on a final-salary type pension scheme.
- Total liabilities
- What the charity owes: creditors due within a year and after a year, and provisions. Drawn below zero in the chart and shown as a positive figure in the table, as the register does.
- Net assets
- Assets minus liabilities, including any pension surplus or deficit. Equal to total funds.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Funds and reserves
5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted funds | £1.39m | £1.45m | £1.43m | £1.41m | £1.32m |
| Restricted funds | £39.41k | £55.18k | £132.13k | £148.46k | £153.24k |
| Endowment funds | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total funds | £1.43m | £1.51m | £1.56m | £1.55m | £1.48m |
| Reservesas declared by the charity | £393.31k | £450.73k | £439.57k | £440.98k | £368.12k |
| Assets besides buildingsinvestments, cash and money owed to it, before debts | £476.77k | £570.40k | £559.29k | £588.94k | £565.30k |
Definitions
- Unrestricted funds
- Money the trustees can spend on any of the charity's purposes, including funds they have set aside (designated) themselves.
- Restricted funds
- Money that must be spent on particular purposes set by the donor or the terms of an appeal.
- Endowment funds
- Capital the charity must keep, either permanently or until the terms allow it to be spent.
- Total funds
- All funds together. Equal to net assets.
- Reserves
- The charity's own figure for unrestricted funds that are freely available, after setting aside fixed assets and designated funds. Charities explain their reserves policy in their annual report.
- Assets besides buildings
- Long-term investments plus other assets (cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments), before its debts are paid. If declared reserves are larger than this, they must include buildings.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Accounts and annual returns
Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Reporting up to date
Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 5 years.
| Year ending | Due by | Annual return | Accounts | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | 31 October 2025 | 31 October 2025 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | 31 October 2024 | 31 October 2024 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | 31 October 2023 | 31 October 2023 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | 28 October 2022 | 28 October 2022 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission |
| 31 December 2020 | 31 October 2021 | 29 October 2021 | 29 October 2021 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission |
Definitions
- Annual return
- The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
- Accounts
- The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
- On time
- Received on or before the due date.
- Late
- Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
- Overdue
- Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
- Qualified accounts
- The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.
Grants
Funding received
10 grantsiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Grants awarded 12 February 2019 to 17 February 2025.Total from published grants
£267k
£266,942
Grants
10
published to 360Giving
Funders
3
distinct funders
Latest grant
Feb 2025
17 February 2025
By year
iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.£55k2019
£2k2020
£72k2021
£82k2022
£46k2023
£5k2024
£4k2025
Funders
3 funders| Funder | Grants | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trussell | 8 | £200,719 | 2019 to 2024 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 1 | £62,223 | 2021 |
| Benefact Trust | 1 | £4,000 | 2025 |
Grants
newest first| Date | Funder | Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 February 2025 | Benefact Trust | Grant to New Life Trust | £4,000 |
| 30 July 2024 | Trussell | Grant to Newport Foodbank | £5,000 |
| 20 March 2023 | Trussell | Grant to Newport Foodbank | £46,307 |
| 25 October 2022 | Trussell | Grant to Newport Foodbank | £5,000 |
| 13 May 2022 | Trussell | Grant to Newport Foodbank | £77,320 |
| 5 October 2021 | Trussell | Grant to Newport Foodbank | £10,238 |
| 19 August 2021 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Christchurch Changing Places Suite | £62,223 |
| 3 April 2020 | Trussell | Grant to Newport Foodbank | £2,310 |
| 26 March 2019 | Trussell | Grant to Newport Foodbank | £49,544 |
| 12 February 2019 | Trussell | Grant to Newport Foodbank | £5,000 |
Who published this data
Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.
About
Purposes and governing document
Register page (opens in a new tab)Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.
A)THE
What it does
Who it helps
How it helps
- Where it operates
- Countries: Cambodia, United StatesLocal authority: Newport City
- Governing document
- DECLARATION
OF TRUST DATED 6 APRIL 1984. AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED BY DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 18 MAY 2005. as filed - Register history
- 28 March 1985Registered
- 14 November 2018Received assets from The Gaweda Trust (1152069)
- Working name
- Christchurch
Policies the charity says it has
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.
About
- Website
- www.christchurchnewport.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1985