01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 16 November 2006
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 05973987
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £1,998,538
- Latest expenditure
- £1,816,986
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Suite 2, Thremhall Estate, Start Hill, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7TD
Website recorded by the regulator: www.newstraid.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Newstraid helps persons, and their immediate dependants, who have been employed in newspaper and magazine distribution in the UK and who have fallen on hard times. The qualifying criteria are a need and a proven trade connection. In a nutshell, we help people who deal with newspapers and magazines from the time they leave the printing press until they reach the reader.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 14 July 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 14 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,998,538
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,816,986
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 July 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,014,360
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,848,618
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 9 July 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,990,390
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,821,709
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 July 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,038,402
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,720,403
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 June 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,750,007
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,486,241
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 14 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,998,538
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,816,986
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 85
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 15 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,014,360
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,848,618
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 94
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 9 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,990,390
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,821,709
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 87
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 26 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,038,402
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,720,403
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 175
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 30 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,750,007
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,486,241
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- Yes
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 100
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 14 July 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 382493
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1153299
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 462746
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1998538
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £565,175
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,251,811
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1816986
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 15073
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 69242
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 528417
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 6688
- Gain Loss Investment
- 26978
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £8,258,316
- Assets Total Fixed
- 16026000
- Assets Own Use
- 15025
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 16010975
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £334,401
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £305,218
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £16,055,183
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 305218
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £177,886
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 16055183
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 16055183
- Count Employees
- 8
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 15 July 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 382395
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1200144
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 431821
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2014360
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £567,225
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,281,393
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1848618
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 17694
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 73412
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 525274
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 6679
- Gain Loss Investment
- -70055
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £6,470,047
- Assets Total Fixed
- 14555420
- Assets Own Use
- 19837
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 14535583
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £292,644
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £295,636
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £14,552,428
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 295636
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £142,988
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 14552428
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 14552428
- Count Employees
- 8
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 9 July 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 357975
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1174179
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 458236
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1990390
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £548,503
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,273,206
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1821709
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 64083
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 496424
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 5977
- Gain Loss Investment
- 431933
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £6,506,223
- Assets Total Fixed
- 13642395
- Assets Own Use
- 22034
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 13620361
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £366,280
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £292,062
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £13,716,613
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 292062
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £208,699
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 13668261
- Funds Restricted
- 48352
- Funds Total
- 13716613
- Count Employees
- 8
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 26 July 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 360640
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1264419
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 413343
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2038402
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £527,753
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,192,650
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1720403
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 13411
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 56551
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 446431
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 9969
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £12,475,167
- Assets Total Fixed
- 13094856
- Assets Own Use
- 19750
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 13075106
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £306,556
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £285,413
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £13,115,999
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 285413
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £167,730
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 13067647
- Funds Restricted
- 48352
- Funds Total
- 13115999
- Count Employees
- 8
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 30 June 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 49526
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1135000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 215938
- Income Investments
- 349543
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1750007
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £450,306
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,035,935
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1486241
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 43682
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 398135
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 7107
- Gain Loss Investment
- 2595
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 1117398
- Gain Loss Other
- -2308
- Reserves
- £14,283,338
- Assets Total Fixed
- 14259195
- Assets Own Use
- 10270
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 14248925
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £323,233
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £250,738
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £14,331,690
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 250738
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £177,007
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 14283338
- Funds Restricted
- 48352
- Funds Total
- 14331690
- Count Employees
- 8
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- NEWSTRAID BENEVOLENT FUND
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2006-11-16T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20/10/2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/04/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20/09/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/04/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/06/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/06/2014AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 23/07/2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23/06/2015 as amended on 30 Mar 2021 as amended on 30 Mar 2021 as amended on 24 Apr 2024
- Charitable Objects
- To relieve persons who are in conditions of need or hardship and to relieve the distress caused thereby through the provision of welfare for persons who are, or have been, employed in the selling and distribution of newspapers, magazines and periodicals (the Trade) in the United Kingdom, including their immediate family and dependants. Engagement shall normally have been for a minimum of five years for the award of regular benefits but may be less for other grants and services.
- Area Of Benefit
- UNITED KINGDOM
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures