The Good Shepherd Mission

Analysis

The Good Shepherd Mission is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03031141). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Good Shepherd Mission reported income of £204k and spending of £224k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £484k to £204k (-58%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Good Shepherd Mission sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include YMCA St Paul's Youth Project (£204k), Ezer Vesaad Trust (£204k) and Concern and Help for East Elmbridge Retired (Cheer) (£203k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.