NEW MEANING FOUNDATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 26 July 2019
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 08121374
Financial period: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income: £784,624
Latest expenditure: £727,015
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: FUTURE BUSINESS CENTRE, KINGS HEDGES ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 2HY

Website recorded by the regulator: www.newmeaningfoundation.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Construction of modular homes for ex homeless, mainly by use of labour from ex offenders, ex-homeless, special educational needs, social and emotional, mental health and other people from disadvantaged backgrounds, to include training in construction skills, with the objective of assisting them to find future employment.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 27 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 27 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £784,624
Total Gross Expenditure: £727,015

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 30 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £509,797
Total Gross Expenditure: £475,610

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 9 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 9 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £586,560
Total Gross Expenditure: £552,923

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 28 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 28 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £415,049
Total Gross Expenditure: £472,014

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 14 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 14 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £459,564
Total Gross Expenditure: £371,124

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £784,624
Total Gross Expenditure: £727,015
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 4
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 624464
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £509,797
Total Gross Expenditure: £475,610
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 6
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 352776
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: Yes
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 9 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £586,560
Total Gross Expenditure: £552,923
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 164028
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: Yes
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 28 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £415,049
Total Gross Expenditure: £472,014
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £31,403
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 7

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 14 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £459,564
Total Gross Expenditure: £371,124
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £181,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 July 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 40332
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 744292
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 784624
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £727,015
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 727015
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 3121
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 97
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £150,721
Assets Total Fixed: 97
Assets Own Use: 97
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £212,372
Assets Total Liabilities: £61,748
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £150,721
Creditors One Year Total Current: 61209
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 539
Assets Cash: £150,173
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 150721
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 150721
Count Employees: 17
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 July 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 10217
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 499580
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 509797
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £475,610
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 475610
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2648
Expenditure Support Costs: 2648
Expenditure Depreciation: 97
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £93,112
Assets Total Fixed: 194
Assets Own Use: 194
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £195,233
Assets Total Liabilities: £102,315
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £93,112
Creditors One Year Total Current: 86130
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 16185
Assets Cash: £117,913
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 93112
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 93112
Count Employees: 12
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 9 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 24688
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 561872
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 586560
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £552,923
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 552923
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 2441
Expenditure Governance: 13777
Expenditure Support Costs: 13777
Expenditure Depreciation: 9491
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £58,925
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £205,724
Assets Total Liabilities: £146,799
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £58,925
Creditors One Year Total Current: 139187
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 7612
Assets Cash: £154,471
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 58925
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 58925
Count Employees: 9
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: NEW MEANING FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2019-07-26T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 11 MAR 2019NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 03 JUL 2019
Charitable Objects: THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests