THE GOOD GYM

Registered charity 1160988 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GOODGYM

GoodGym is a community of people who combine exercise and volunteering. We run to help isolated older people and to do physical tasks for community projects.

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Latest income
£676k
Latest spending
£805k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £129,259 for the year, reducing its deficit from the previous year's £329,027. Total funds carried forward were £288,556, comprising £83,040 in unrestricted funds and £205,516 in restricted funds. The trustees report that the charity is in an upwards financial trajectory with a reduced cost base.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months operational expenditure (held: £83k)
“We aim to maintain the organisation's rescrves and confirmed income at a level which is at least equivalent to six months operational expenditure.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£676k
Total spending
£805k
Reserves (reported)
£289k
Employees
14

Reported reserves equal ~4.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£676k£805k
31/08/2024£597k£926k
31/08/2023£822k£1.0m
31/08/2022£888k£1.1m
31/08/2021£1.3m£989k

Common questions

Is THE GOOD GYM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £129,259 for the year, reducing its deficit from the previous year's £329,027. Total funds carried forward were £288,556, comprising £83,040 in unrestricted funds and £205,516 in restricted funds. The trustees report that the charity is in an upwards financial trajectory with a reduced cost base. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE GOOD GYM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE GOOD GYM as a grant recipient include THE ASTRA FOUNDATION, THE OCTOPUS FOUNDATION, ZURICH COMMUNITY TRUST (UK) LIMITED, THE RAYNE FOUNDATION, THE DULVERTON TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ASTRA FOUNDATIONFY2025£225kYouth Loneliness
THE OCTOPUS FOUNDATIONFY2022£213k
ZURICH COMMUNITY TRUST (UK) LIMITEDFY2021£160kLocal Grants / National Partners
THE RAYNE FOUNDATIONFY2024£60kGoodGym Coach Visits
ZURICH COMMUNITY TRUST (UK) LIMITEDFY2022£37kLocal Partnership
THE DULVERTON TRUSTFY2025£36kReducing Loneliness and Isolation in Older People
PETER HARRISON FOUNDATIONFY2024£20ktowards core funding for the delivery of GoodGym's national programme
BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICESFY2025£14k
Richmond FoundationFY2025£12kGateway Grant
BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£9k
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUSTFY2025£5kSecondary
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5kCommunity Projects and Integration
TALBOT VILLAGE TRUSTFY2024£3k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
London Borough of Hackney13/10/2025£6kGrant to The Good Gym
Hackney Council13/10/2025£6kGrant to The Good Gym
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation31/03/2025£9kWe will deliver 40 green group sessions over 12 months, engaging over 100 local volunteers and training 10 voluntary TaskForce Leaders in environmental activities while promoting physical activity and community connection.
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation16/05/2024£8kCosts to establish a GoodGym in Bedford Borough.
The National Lottery Community Fund27/11/2023£476kGoodGym Community TaskForce Development Programme
Birmingham City Council29/03/2023£8kGood Gym
The National Lottery Community Fund15/05/2020£240kGoodGym - Covid-19 response
Sport England12/05/2020£100kCOVID-19 Sector Partner Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund25/07/2019£453kGoodGym - using digital to scale impact
The National Lottery Community Fund28/02/2019£99kGoodgym Volunteering Platform
Sport England01/03/2018£500kCore Market Open Fund 1
Community Foundation North East24/11/2017£3kGoodGym Newcastle
Greater London Authority01/09/2015£5kGrant to GoodGym
Greater London Authority26/11/2014£10kGrant to Good Gym Ltd