THE GOOD SHEPHERD CENTRE

Registered charity 1170396 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

English language lessons.Parent and Toddler group with language and social development activities.Child development and nutrition adviceMedical support via NHS repDrop-in advice on issues including housing, school places, health, finance, benefits, hate crime reporting and workplace discrimination.Work experience placements, Mental health support, building bridges lunch club, art, craft,

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£284k
Latest spending
£211k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the period was £283,697 against expenditure of £210,795, resulting in free reserves of £72,902. The trustees note that the charity relies heavily on grant funding and fundraising, and face uncertainties regarding rising utility and living costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Grants from Town Fund for the hall refurbishment, Boiler replacement, Home Office, Local Council Other grants and we were notified in October 2023 that we had been successful with our Lottery grant application. Fund-raising efforts Room hiring”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: To meet the running costs in the next period. (held: £73k)
“To meet the running costs in the next period.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The uncertainties we face are the threatened massive increase in the cost of utilities and the cost of living rises. This will be a huge problem for us.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Good Shepherd Centre (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bradford City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£284k£211k
31/12/2023£123k£150k
31/12/2022£155k£152k
31/12/2021£96k£120k
31/12/2020£148k£104k

Common questions

Is THE GOOD SHEPHERD CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the period was £283,697 against expenditure of £210,795, resulting in free reserves of £72,902. The trustees note that the charity relies heavily on grant funding and fundraising, and face uncertainties regarding rising utility and living costs.

Who funds THE GOOD SHEPHERD CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE GOOD SHEPHERD CENTRE as a grant recipient include SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery29/11/2024£30kMillionaire Street 2024 10w1
Barrow Cadbury Trust30/09/2020£14kCOVID-19 - The Good Shepherd Centre, Keighley
UK government04/09/2020£32kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
UK government04/08/2020£10kVSCE CMC Fund

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ARDLEIGH GREEN FAMILY CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE GOOD SHEPHERD CENTRE£284k—0unclear—noted
ARDLEIGH GREEN FAMILY CENTRE FY2025£110k—0above—no doubt
THE GOOD SHEPHERD MISSION FY2025£186k—0within—no doubt
KHIDMAT CENTRES FY2025£664k—0unclear—no doubt
NEW HORIZON YOUTH CENTRE FY2025£4.5m——below5.8%no doubt
TOWER HAMLETS PARENTS CENTRE FY2025£138k—0below—no doubt

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