Good News for Everyone!
Analysis
Good News for Everyone! is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lutterworth. It was registered in April 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Good News for Everyone! reported income of £3.1m and spending of £3.3m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3.1m to £3.1m (+1.6%), an average of +0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Good News for Everyone! sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cathedral International - Assembly of God (£3.1m), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Aldates, Oxford (£3.2m) and Essex County Scout Council (£3.1m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94%, charitable activities 4.2% and investments 1.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £622k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £351k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 74%
- Legacies 20%
- Charitable activities 4.2%
- Investments 1.8%
In the charity's own words
Our aim is to introduce others to the Christian faith, through personal witnessing by members of the charity and through providing Bibles and New Testaments in many different areas of everyday life. Members operate in branches throughout the British Isles and also certain places in Eastern Europe. Funds are also used to provide Scriptures in other countries alongside local Christians.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Cathedral International - Assembly of God | London | £3.1m |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Aldates, Oxford | Oxford | £3.2m |
| Essex County Scout Council | Essex | £3.1m |
| Jle | London | £3.2m |