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Good Books and Services Limited

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1085241DorsetReligion
Income£17k2025-12-31
Spending£15ksame year
Spent / received97%5-year average
Size in its cause30th pctReligion
Registered2001Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Good Books and Services Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in February 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04121675). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Good Books and Services Limited reported income of £17k and spending of £15k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £23k to £17k (-27%), an average of -7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Good Books and Services Limited sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Croydon Spiritualist Church (£17k), The Interact Youth Project (£17k) and The Hebron Trust (£17k).

Income and spending

£0£5,741£11k£17k£23k2021 Income: £22,9632021 Spending: £14,61720212022 Income: £12,6562022 Spending: £17,23520222023 Income: £14,7012023 Spending: £17,02620232024 Income: £15,6332024 Spending: £16,27020242025 Income: £16,7852025 Spending: £15,4642025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

We are a Christian Bookshop. Various local ministers of religion are Patrons and we are supported by and work closely with Churches Together in Bridport and District.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Croydon Spiritualist ChurchCroydon£17k
The Interact Youth ProjectDerby£17k
The Hebron TrustThirsk£17k
Trust Property Held in Connexion with Serbian Orthodox Parish of St AndrewBedfordshire£17k