Good Shepherd Foundation UK

Analysis

Good Shepherd Foundation UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Upminster. It was registered in November 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09543610). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Good Shepherd Foundation UK reported income of £971k and spending of £946k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £1.1m to £971k (-9.3%), an average of -2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 177%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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 Shepherd Foundation UK sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include WasteAid (£971k), Big Issue Trust (£972k) and Spicma (£971k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £783k. Reserves of £538k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.