The Godman Charitable Company Limited

Analysis

The Godman Charitable Company Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northumberland. It was registered in October 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01320900). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Godman Charitable Company Limited reported income of £44k and spending of £47k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £35k to £44k (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Godman Charitable Company Limited sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Woodcote Trust (£44k), Nelson Primary School Parent Teacher Association (£44k) and Wave for Change (£44k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.