The Good Grief Trust

Analysis

The Good Grief Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in April 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10292933). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Good Grief Trust reported income of £60k and spending of £58k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £178k to £60k (-67%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income dropped by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Good Grief Trust 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 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dunn Family Charitable Trust (£58k), Friends of St Michael the Archangel Church, Mere, Wiltshire (£60k) and Pri 3 Rsme Regiment (£58k).