Goodwill Foundation
Analysis
Goodwill Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Batley. It was registered in October 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, 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 August 2025, Goodwill Foundation reported income of £179k and spending of £205k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £128k to £179k (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 165%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Goodwill Foundation sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Irish Network Stevenage (£179k), Redeemed Christian Church of God - Love Assembly Liverpool (£179k) and Zamcog (£179k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To relieve sickness and to reserve the health of individuals in need of providing or assisting in the provision of equipment, facilities and services. The relief of financial hardship, either generally or individually of people living in the third world by making grants of money or monies for providing of paying for items, services & facilities. To promote any other charitable purpose in furtheran
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Irish Network Stevenage | Hertfordshire | £179k |
| Redeemed Christian Church of God - Love Assembly Liverpool | Liverpool | £179k |
| Zamcog | Gloucestershire | £179k |
| North Benwell Youth Project CIO | Newcastle Upon Tyne | £179k |