GOOD SHEPHERD SERVICES

Registered charity 1165909 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing food, practical assistance and support services to meet the needs of people and families who are homeless and disadvantaged in and around Wolverhampton.

Objects

THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN WOLVERHAMPTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING FOOD, OTHER ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved an operating surplus of £12,722 for the year ended 31 December 2024. The trustees consider the current net current assets, which cover just over 4.5 months of costs, to be adequate against their policy target of six months. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £600k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~6.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ashley Middleton
• Giles Edward Tinsley
• Jasdeep Dolphin
• John Frazer
• Lisa Carter
• Lynne Moran · trustee of 1 other charity
• Paul Bytheway
• Vivienne Marjorie Brown

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Dudley · Sandwell · Shropshire · Staffordshire · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

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Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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