# NEWSTARTS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1128541
- **Other names:** NEW STARTS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** March 13, 2009
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1128541


## Contact

- **Address:** New Starts, 1 Sherwood Road, Bromsgrove
- **Postcode:** B60 3DR
- **Phone:** 01527882410
- **Email:** admin@newstarts.org.uk
- **Website:** www.newstarts.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 3.1 TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY THROUGH PROVIDING PRACTICAL HELP TO FAMILIES AND VULNERABLE PEOPLE AND ACCESS TO FREE AND DISCOUNTED HOUSEHOLD ITEMS.3.2 TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING AND ENABLING THE REUSE OF UNWANTED HOUSEHOLD GOODS.3.3 TO ASSIST IN THE RESETTLEMENT OF HOMELESS AND OTHER VULNERABLE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS THROUGH OFFERING SUPPORT AND ADVICE AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING AND WORK EXPERIENCE.

**Activities:** 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.

**Area of benefit:** UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Other Finance, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Birmingham City
- Warwickshire
- Worcestershire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £617244 | £623223 | £212739 | 13 |
| March 31, 2024 | £637575 | £664929 | £218718 | 12 |
| March 31, 2023 | £554269 | £507197 | £253075 | 16 |
| March 31, 2022 | £474793 | £463024 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £624862 | £504134 | £194234 | 11 |



## Trustees

- Ian Jones — appointed March 7, 2022
- Peter Bruce Tack — appointed May 2, 2024
- Richard Hand — appointed Sept. 21, 2024
- Sarah Sophia Reece-Mills — appointed Nov. 19, 2021
- Susan Jayne Burton — appointed Oct. 18, 2022