Goodnews Assemblies of God

Analysis

Goodnews Assemblies of God is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in January 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Goodnews Assemblies of God reported income of £164k and spending of £77k, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £26k to £164k (+539%), an average of +59% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 120%. Over the whole period it spent 52% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Goodnews Assemblies of God sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Beth Ha-Talmud Scholarship Fund (£164k), Bourne Christian Centre (£164k) and Mogok Dhamma Trust (£163k).