GOODWIN DEVELOPMENT TRUST
Registered charity 1098520 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GOODWIN DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED, HULL AMBASSABORS, HULL COMMUNITY WARDENS GOODWIN CENTRE, SURE START HYTON & ST ANDREWS SURE START NEWLAND &, WEST HULL COMMUNITY TRANSPORT
Children & Youngs Peoples Services, Community Services (Safer, Stronger Communities), Enterprise Employment & Training Services, Health & Social Care Provision.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £198,000 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to extensive cladding repairs. Despite this deficit and acknowledged operational challenges from the cost-of-living crisis, the trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern with sufficient reserves and cash flows to continue operations for at least 12 months.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The current economic and social environment (cost of living, energy prices, the War in Ukraine, the national debt) means that Goodwin Development Trust faces operational challenges in the short to midterm. This has resulted in the Trustees approving a small deficit budget for the year to 31 March 2026 and implementing a scheme of monitoring and appraising on-going operations with an intention to return a balanced budget.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Board member is a residential tenant
“At the date of these financial statements we had 1 Board member who is a residential tenant of the Company. We also have 2 Board members who are members of the Thornton Allotment Association who are a commercial tenant of Goodwin. All rents are made on an arms length basis.” — page 30
“At the date of these financial statements we had 1 Board member who is a residential tenant of the Company. We also have 2 Board members who are members of the Thornton Allotment Association who are a commercial tenant of Goodwin. All rents are made on an arms length basis.” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Board members are commercial tenants
“At the date of these financial statements we had 1 Board member who is a residential tenant of the Company. We also have 2 Board members who are members of the Thornton Allotment Association who are a commercial tenant of Goodwin. All rents are made on an arms length basis.” — page 30
“At the date of these financial statements we had 1 Board member who is a residential tenant of the Company. We also have 2 Board members who are members of the Thornton Allotment Association who are a commercial tenant of Goodwin. All rents are made on an arms length basis.” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Safeguarding serious incident reported to Charity Commission
“In February 2025 Goodwin was advised by Hull City Council Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) that a former member of staff should be referred to DBS to be included in the Barred from working with children list. While there were no direct safeguarding concerns for Goodwin, The Trustees instructed the Co-CEO to inform the Charity Commission as this met the threshold for serious incident reporting.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Smailes Goldie. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- FARAJ, Denee Fouad — director, appointed 31/01/2026on trustee list
- HALE, Daren Russell — director, appointed 14/11/2024on trustee list
- WELLS, Paul — director, appointed 28/05/2024on trustee list
- HARRISON, Neil Michael — director, appointed 17/01/2023on trustee list
- HALLS, James — director, appointed 19/11/2021on trustee list
- BERIN, Marija — director, appointed 08/06/2021on trustee list
- PEAK, Altynay — director, appointed 28/04/2015on trustee list
- HAMILTON, Dianne Julie — secretary, appointed 11/04/2017
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
24 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (18 freehold); recorded price paid £887k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: Goodwin Development Trust — Registered, 2 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 10/05/2018. CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (43% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- Danny's Dream Club: Outstanding (10/07/2018) · CQC record
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (18/04/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- James Hallschair
- Altynay Peak
- Daren Hale
- Denee Fouad Faraj
- Marija Berin
- Neil Michael Harrison
- Paul Wells
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Kingston Upon Hull City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is GOODWIN DEVELOPMENT TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £198,000 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to extensive cladding repairs. Despite this deficit and acknowledged operational challenges from the cost-of-living crisis, the trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern with sufficient reserves and cash flows to continue operations for at least 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Smailes Goldie.
Who funds GOODWIN DEVELOPMENT TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name GOODWIN DEVELOPMENT TRUST as a grant recipient include TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, HEY SMILE FOUNDATION, ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS.
Known funders
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