newstarts

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups, and the general public. Newstarts is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing other financial support. The charity is based in Bromsgrove and operates in Birmingham City, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

NewStarts has three core activities that aim to help meet the practical needs of people on low incomes who are moving into social housing following a period of homelessness or other personal trauma or financial crisis. 1.Relieving poverty by donating household furniture and food2.Reducing homelessness by assisting resettlement3.Protecting the environment by promoting furniture re-use.

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Birmingham City Warwickshire Worcestershire

Financial Information

Latest Income

£637,575

Latest Expenditure

£664,929

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 102.9%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 98.6%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 1.5%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £372,776

Charitable Activities £264,799

Other Trading £0

Investments £0

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £655,870

Raising Funds £9,059

Governance £650

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£637,575	£664,929	£655,870	£218,718	£151,734	12 / 73
2023	£554,269	£507,197	£486,745	£253,075	£253,075	16 / 82
2022	£474,793	£463,024				0 / 70
2021	£624,862	£504,134	£484,661	£194,234	£41,227	11 / 30
2020	£314,663	£311,628				0 / 130