The Goodman Foundation

Analysis

The Goodman Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in April 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Goodman Foundation reported income of £4.7m and spending of £2.3m, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.9m to £4.7m (+150%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 131%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Goodman Foundation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Helen Bamber Foundation (£4.7m), Clatterbridge Cancer Charity (£4.7m) and International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (£4.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 67% and investments 33%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 6.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.1m. Reserves of £23.5m would cover about 118 months of spending at that rate.