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Newport Live

Newport Live a registered charity, Inspiring People to be Happier and Healthier
Newport Live
REGISTERED NAME
NEWPORT LIVE
REGISTERED NUMBER
1162220
ORGANISATION TYPE
Charity Commission England and Wales
YEAR OF REGISTRATION
2015
LOCATION
Wales: Newport
Last Updated:
08.01.2026
£11M

Turnover

290

Employees

50

Volunteers

Our Projects

Grant Offer ticket
Money
Date Matched
15/12/2025
Newport City Council
Matched with
Newport Live
RECIPIENT
Newport Live
Supporter
Newport City Council
UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
SUPPORTED PROJECT

Our project aims to make pantomime accessible to everyone by removing financial barriers, especially at Christmas time when many families face extra financial pressures. By funding free tickets for individuals and families who might otherwise be unable to attend, we will ensure more people across our community can share in the joy, laughter, and festive spirit of live theatre.

PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
  • Children / Young People
  • Carers
  • The General Public / Mankind
  • Children / Young People
  • Estimated free panto attendances
  • Children / Young People
  • Children and young people from low-income families
  • The General Public / Mankind
  • People experiencing cost-of-living pressures
  • Carers
  • People with caring responsibilities, including unpaid carers
Timeline

November 2025

Project size

£10k p.a.

Value of Grant offer

£1k - £10k

Grant Offer ticket
Money
Date Matched
15/12/2025
Newport City Council
Matched with
Newport Live
RECIPIENT
Newport Live
Supporter
Newport City Council
UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
SUPPORTED PROJECT

Create a community of volunteers to support the varied City wide events and programmes of Newport Live. These would include the large cultural and artistic events and the sporting events that take place within Newport each year. A second volunteering opportunity would see Volunteers being deployed to support Sporting and physical activity programmes within the Leisure facilities.

PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
  • The General Public / Mankind
  • Adults
  • The General Public / Mankind
  • Children / Young People
  • Vols will support city wide events & sporting sessions.
  • Children / Young People
  • City wide events could attract outside people to the city.
  • Adults
  • Vols will support city wide events & community sessions.
  • The General Public / Mankind
  • People attending City wide events & sessions
  • The General Public / Mankind
  • Children, adults, people with disabilities in sport sessions
Timeline

Ongoing

Project size

£6k p.a.

Value of Grant offer

£1k - £10k

Grant Offer ticket
Money
Date Matched
09/09/2025
Newport City Council
Matched with
Newport Live
RECIPIENT
Newport Live
Supporter
Newport City Council
UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
SUPPORTED PROJECT

We aim to raise funds for a new cinema projector and launch a community cinema project in Newport. This initiative will support sustainability through improved energy efficiency and address the need for local, affordable, and accessible entertainment. The project will create a welcoming space for families and diverse communities, with a diverse film programme that reflects Newport's rich cultural tapestry, enhancing social cohesion, wellbeing, and cultural understanding.

PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
  • Children / Young People
  • People with Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Carers
  • Children / Young People
  • Estimated annual cinema attendances
  • Children / Young People
  • Low income families, children & young people
  • People with Disabilities
  • People with physical disabilities and social barriers.
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Diverse and multicultural communities
  • Carers
  • Unpaid carers, new parents and foster families
Timeline

Ongoing

Project size

£45k p.a.

Value of Grant offer

£1k - £30k

Grant Offer ticket
Money
Date Matched
04/08/2025
Newport City Council
Matched with
Newport Live
RECIPIENT
Newport Live
Supporter
Newport City Council
UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
SUPPORTED PROJECT

The Riverfront Theatre seeks funding to launch a new, inclusive cultural programme co-created with local communities. Building on annual events like Black History 365, International Women’s Day and Lunar New Year, we’ll collaborate with Sudanese, Polish, Chinese, Hindu, and LGBTQ+ communities in Newport to develop year-round participatory arts and launch new celebration events, fostering shared ownership and create a vibrant cultural hub in Newport.

PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Religious communities
  • Community
  • Marginalised or vulnerable groups
  • Children / Young People
  • The focus of this is on reaching and supporting new groups.
  • Community
  • We will set a minima engagement criteria of 500
  • Marginalised or vulnerable groups
  • We'll look to support at least 5 underrepresented groups
Timeline

August 2025

Project size

£30k p.a.

Value of Grant offer

£1k - £30k

Grant Offer ticket
Money
Date Matched
04/08/2025
Newport City Council
Matched with
Newport Live
RECIPIENT
Newport Live
Supporter
Newport City Council
UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
SUPPORTED PROJECT

The Community Outreach Programme combines two complementary initiatives designed to increase tennis participation across Newport. It includes a Primary Schools Outreach Programme, and a Community Tennis Programme based in local parks. Together, these projects aim to introduce tennis to children aged 5–11 and engage wider community members by delivering accessible, inclusive tennis coaching in schools and public spaces.

PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
  • Children / Young People
  • Children / Young People
  • 120 school class visits across 12 weeks.
  • Children / Young People
  • 24 hours of community based sessions across 12 weeks
  • Children / Young People
  • Engagements across schools/ nursaries and community sessions
Timeline

Ongoing

Project size

£19k p.a.

Value of Grant offer

£1k - £30k

Grant Offer ticket
Money
Date Matched
04/08/2025
Newport City Council
Matched with
Newport Live
RECIPIENT
Newport Live
Supporter
Newport City Council
UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
SUPPORTED PROJECT

Newport Live is seeking funding to widen access to community focused health and fitness provision, targetted at econmincally challenged residents. The provision would aim to expand one of our current programmes to increase the opportuntiy and places available to access high quaity, strucutured provision on a weekly basis. This would be acheived through the relocation of provision to a larger venue but also improve access to equipment through self powered options.

PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
  • The General Public / Mankind
  • Children / Young People
  • 20 people across 6-8 sessions per week - 30 weeks.
  • The General Public / Mankind
  • We would be aiming to engage and retain participants.
Timeline

Ongoing

Project size

£29k p.a.

Value of Grant offer

£1k - £30k

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