The Good News Church

Analysis

The Good News Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in April 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief, religious activities and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Good News Church reported income of £48k and spending of £44k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £44k to £48k (+8.7%), an average of +2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Good News Church sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greenfinch Church (£48k), Open Door Colchester (£48k) and Larchfield Tanzania Homes (£48k).