Good Companions
Analysis
Good Companions is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in November 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Good Companions reported income of £43k and spending of £59k, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £48k to £43k (-11%), an average of -2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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 Companions sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Woolavington New Village Hall (£43k), Sanctuary Mental Health Society (£43k) and Muhaddith E Azam Mission Leicester (£43k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
Good Companions is a charity which covers the Clifton, Wilford and Silverdale areas of Nottingham. Good Companions aims to reduce the isolation and loneliness experienced by the older residents in the area, by the provision of a Volunteer Visiting Scheme and weekly Friendship Groups.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Woolavington New Village Hall | Somerset | £43k |
| Sanctuary Mental Health Society | Staffordshire | £43k |
| Muhaddith E Azam Mission Leicester | Leicester | £43k |
| The Rose Thompson Foundation | Nottingham | £43k |