The Common Good Foundation

Analysis

The Common Good Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brentwood. It was registered in September 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08835602). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending January 2026, The Common Good Foundation reported income of £199k and spending of £193k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income fell from £204k to £199k (-2.1%), an average of -0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Common Good Foundation sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Home-Start Colchester, Jaywick & Clacton (£199k), Apostolic Faith Mission - Stevenage (£199k) and Forum to Assist Children’s Education(FACE UK) (£199k).