GOAL (INTERNATIONAL)

Registered charity 1107403 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To work towards ensuring the poorest and most vulnerable in our world and those affected by humanitarian crises have access to the fundamental rights of life, including but not limited to adequate shelter, food, water and sanitation, healthcare, education and economic opportunities.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£488k

Latest spending

£410k

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £338,247 against a policy target of six months of anticipated unrestricted expenditure. The charity relies on continued financial support from its parent entity, GOAL Ireland, to maintain its going concern status and cover restructuring costs arising from changes in donor funding.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months anticipated unrestricted expenditure in the UK (held: £338k)

“The Board has agreed that GOAL (INTERNATIONAL) should maintain unrestricted reserves at a minimum level of six months anticipated unrestricted expenditure in the UK.” — page 7

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“Due to the strategic importance of GOAL’s presence in the UK, GOAL Ireland will continue to support GOAL (INTERNATIONAL), as evidenced by the letter signed on 14th August 2025 where GOAL undertook to continue to support GOAL (INTERNATIONAL) with continued investment in partnership building to support GOAL’s global mission.” — page 11

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The Company has availed of the exemption contained in FRS 102 Section 33 “Related Party Disclosures” in respect of wholly owned subsidiary undertakings. Consequently, the financial statements do not contain disclosure of transactions with entities within GOAL.

“The Company has availed of the exemption contained in FRS 102 Section 33 “Related Party Disclosures” in respect of wholly owned subsidiary undertakings. Consequently, the financial statements do not contain disclosure of transactions with entities within GOAL.” — page 21

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by S&W Partners Audit (Ireland) Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Government of the USA — “We have long-standing relationships with institutional funders including the Governments of Ireland, the UK and USA, as well as the European…” (source page)
Government of Ireland — “We have long-standing relationships with institutional funders including the Governments of Ireland, the UK and USA, as well as the European…” (source page)
Government of the UK — “We have long-standing relationships with institutional funders including the Governments of Ireland, the UK and USA, as well as the European…” (source page)
European Union — “We have long-standing relationships with institutional funders including the Governments of Ireland, the UK and USA, as well as the European…” (source page)
United Nations — “We have long-standing relationships with institutional funders including the Governments of Ireland, the UK and USA, as well as the European…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2021)

Total income

£739k

Total spending

£756k

Cost of raising funds

£459

Reserves (reported)

£128k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

ROSS NILANDchair
Alex Hutton Mills
GERRY TURLEY
Jane Tully
Kelly Ann Butler
Timothy O'Connor

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Ethiopia · Haiti · Honduras · Iraq · Malawi · Niger · Sierra Leone · South Sudan · Sudan · Syria · Turkey · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£488k	£410k
31/12/2023	£91k	£50k
31/12/2022	£210k	£200k
31/12/2021	£739k	£756k
31/12/2020	£4.2m	£4.4m

Common questions

Is GOAL (INTERNATIONAL) financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £338,247 against a policy target of six months of anticipated unrestricted expenditure. The charity relies on continued financial support from its parent entity, GOAL Ireland, to maintain its going concern status and cover restructuring costs arising from changes in donor funding. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by S&W Partners Audit (Ireland) Limited.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£90k
THE PA FOUNDATION	1	£57k
THE PERMIRA FOUNDATION	1	£53k
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATION	1	£40k
THE BEATRICE GILMORE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£27k
BRITISH HUMANE ASSOCIATION	1	£8k
MUSLIM COMMUNITY & EDUCATION CENTRE (MCEC)	1	£5k
AY AND Y PATEL CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PURPOSE OF LIFE.

PURPOSE OF LIFE income £2.6m
REACHING THE UNREACHED income £773k
THE GOYAL FOUNDATION income £5.0m
GOODWILL FOUNDATION income £179k
THE POINT FOUNDATION income £102k
HANDS OF GIVING FOUNDATION income £123k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GOAL (INTERNATIONAL)	£488k	—	—	unclear	—	noted
PURPOSE OF LIFE FY2024	£2.6m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
REACHING THE UNREACHED FY2025	£773k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GOYAL FOUNDATION FY2024	£5.0m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GOODWILL FOUNDATION FY2025	£179k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE POINT FOUNDATION FY2025	£102k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.