MATTHEW GOOD FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1143550 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income

£342k

Latest spending

£462k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £561,047 to £443,381 during the year, while total expenditure on charitable activities and support costs exceeded total income raised. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and maintain the going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“One employee received remuneration (excluding employer pension costs) of between £60,001 and £70,000.” — page 20

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“One employee received remuneration (excluding employer pension costs) of between £60,001 and £70,000.” — page 20

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: John Good & Sons Limited (70% of income)

“During the year, the charity received donations amounting to £223,862 (2023: £133,372) from John Good & Sons Limited.” — page 23

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: sufficient to cover the expected future levels of committed charitable expenditure (held: £443k)

“Reserves, which comprise cash deposits, will be maintained at a level sufficient to cover the expected future levels of committed charitable expenditure.” — page 8

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations received from John Good & Sons Limited

“During the year, the charity received donations amounting to £223,862 (2023: £133,372) from John Good & Sons Limited.” — page 23

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Employees paid over £60,000: 0 (FY2023) → 1 (FY2024).

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Funders the charity credits

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

John Good Group — “The Matthew Good Foundation is funded by the John Good Group, a 6th generation family business. This funding covers all our operating costs …” (source page)
Oades Family Trust — “The Oades Family Trust has become the latest partner to join Grants for Good, establishing a dedicated fund in the programme to direct chari…” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Total income

£688k

Total spending

£303k

Reserves (reported)

£397k

Employees

1

Reported reserves equal ~15.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

TIM GOODchair
Emma Janet Bryden
Jamie Lewis
Jonathan Graham Greenwood
KEVIN JOHN HARRISON
Niall Patrick McCann · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£342k	£462k
31/12/2023	£391k	£421k
31/12/2022	£688k	£303k
31/12/2021	£230k	£155k
31/12/2020	£86k	£105k

Common questions

Is MATTHEW GOOD FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £561,047 to £443,381 during the year, while total expenditure on charitable activities and support costs exceeded total income raised. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and maintain the going concern basis. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of MATTHEW GOOD FOUNDATION earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

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
THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION	1	£2.1m
GOODNEWS EVANGELICAL MISSION	1	£80k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY SEPULCHRE CAMBRIDGE	1	£65k
THE REED FOUNDATION	1	£51k
THE RANWORTH TRUST 1985	1	£33k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£31k
JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£28k
NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£26k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MATTHEW TRUST UK.

MATTHEW TRUST UK income £121k
THE MATTHEW 25 MISSION income £255k
THE MATTHEW PROJECT income £2.1m
THE MATTHEW MINISTRY income £118k
THE MATHER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST income £607k
THE MATT. 6.3 CHARITABLE TRUST income £1.9m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MATTHEW GOOD FOUNDATION	£342k	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
MATTHEW TRUST UK FY2025	£121k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE MATTHEW 25 MISSION FY2025	£255k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE MATTHEW PROJECT FY2025	£2.1m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE MATTHEW MINISTRY FY2024	£118k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE MATHER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£607k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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