The Good Life Orphanage & SBM School

Analysis

The Good Life Orphanage & SBM School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. It was registered in February 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and recreation, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09318813). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Good Life Orphanage & SBM School reported income of £351k and spending of £354k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £191k to £351k (+84%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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 Good Life Orphanage & SBM School sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Miracles (£351k), Global Ummah Trust (£351k) and Sunnyhill Church (£351k).