Goodnews Church, Melksham CIO

Analysis

Goodnews Church, Melksham CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wiltshire. It was registered in July 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Goodnews Church, Melksham CIO reported income of £24k and spending of £22k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £42k to £24k (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income dropped by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Goodnews Church, Melksham CIO sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Turkish Community Association of Bristol and the South West (£24k), The Dunchurch and Thurlaston Community Trust (£24k) and Theresa's Tiny Treasures (£24k).