Good Old Furniture Available (Gofa)

Analysis

Good Old Furniture Available (Gofa) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Penzance. It was registered in June 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05407823). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Good Old Furniture Available (Gofa) reported income of £121k and spending of £117k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £79k to £121k (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Good Old Furniture Available (Gofa) sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bazbox (£121k), Coastlands Church (£121k) and The Brahmin Society North London (£121k).