GOODS FOR GOOD (GLOBAL)

Registered charity 1165565 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GFG

Goods For Good sends goods donated by UK and European businesses and individuals to vulnerable communities living around the world. The charity also works with vulnerable communities in the UK, such as refugees and asylum seekers. In four years of operation, we have helped over two million people in desperate need, delivering £20.5m worth of goods to 24 countries worldwide.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£429k
Latest spending
£405k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £24,620 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds of £187,073. Per the trustees' report, the charity supported over 660,000 people across 23 countries, significantly scaling up its operations compared to the previous year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £133,439, providing a buffer against future uncertainties.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 35.9% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Fundraising costs 60,812” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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).

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Ghana · Greece · Hertfordshire · Iraq · Israel · Jordan · Kenya · Latvia · Lebanon · Leicestershire · Lithuania · Luton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£429k£405k
31/03/2024£299k£276k
31/03/2023£240k£309k
31/03/2022£346k£251k
31/03/2021£211k£176k

Common questions

Is GOODS FOR GOOD (GLOBAL) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £24,620 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds of £187,073. Per the trustees' report, the charity supported over 660,000 people across 23 countries, significantly scaling up its operations compared to the previous year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £133,439, providing a buffer against future uncertainties. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds GOODS FOR GOOD (GLOBAL)?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GOODS FOR GOOD (GLOBAL) as a grant recipient include CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund02/02/2024£20kRedistributing donated essential items in North London & Hertfordshire
UK government25/09/2020£79kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund23/03/2020£10kImprovement and growth of our Local Community Volunteering Programme