Good News Assembly
Analysis
Good News Assembly is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salford. It was registered in July 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Good News Assembly reported income of £15k and spending of £14k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £13k to £15k (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Good News Assembly sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Health, Education, Loss and Poverty (Help) Trust (£15k), Winning Women Worldwide (£15k) and Marlene Gabriel Charitable Trust (£15k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
A. To advance the Christian faith in accordance with the statement of belief in the schedule here to in Greater Manchester and other parts of UK or worldwide. B. To relieve persons who are in conditions of need or hardship or who are aged or sick & to relieve distress caused by the said location in such other parts of UK or the world as the trustees may from time to time think fit.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Health, Education, Loss and Poverty (Help) Trust | Birmingham | £15k |
| Winning Women Worldwide | Gwynedd | £15k |
| Marlene Gabriel Charitable Trust | London | £15k |
| Pan African Development Education and Advocacy Programme ( Padeap ) | London | £15k |