The Charles Godwin Foundation
Analysis
The Charles Godwin Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Grange-Over-Sands. It was registered in October 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Charles Godwin Foundation reported income of £33k and spending of £26k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £64k to £33k (-49%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 430%. Over the whole period it spent 51% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Charles Godwin Foundation sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Archangel Michael (£33k), Shiloh International (£33k) and Glory Life Church (GLC) (£33k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The present donation strategy of the charity (based in South Cumbria) is to support local individuals, local charities and smaller organisations in preference to the major national charities. When making donations to individuals, those individuals are expected to be making efforts of their own to help meet the costs of their projects.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Archangel Michael | London | £33k |
| Shiloh International | Woolwich Church Street | £33k |
| Glory Life Church (GLC) | Essex | £33k |
| The Yusef Foundation | Reading | £33k |