GOODS FOR GOOD (GLOBAL)

Charity Number: 1165565
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Goods For Good sends goods donated by UK and European businesses and individuals to vulnerable communities living around the world. The charity also works with vulnerable communities in the UK, such as refugees and asylum seekers. In four years of operation, we have helped over two million people in desperate need, delivering £20.5m worth of goods to 24 countries worldwide.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £299,452
Total expenditure: £276,086

Total income includes £5,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

385 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Hertfordshire
  • Leicestershire
  • Luton
  • Wigan
  • Throughout London
  • Ghana
  • Greece
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Kenya
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Lithuania
  • Moldova
  • Netherlands
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Sierra Leone
  • The Bahamas
  • Turkey
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 February 2016: CIO registration
  • 07 April 2022: Funds received from 1114617 PETER EPSTEIN CHARITABLE WILL TRUST
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • GFG (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Mark Peter Ashman Chair 30 March 2025
None on record
Dr Narendra Laljani Dr Trustee 14 March 2024
ACORN EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Meiqin Yan Trustee 11 June 2023
None on record
Kelly HEINZE Trustee 11 June 2023
None on record
MICHAEL STOCK Trustee 22 May 2018
None on record
IAN CROOKE Trustee 05 April 2017
None on record
NOAH BERNSTEIN Trustee 01 January 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £171.29k £210.95k £346.24k £240.48k £299.45k
Total expenditure £170.67k £176.13k £250.57k £309.02k £276.09k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £1.50k N/A £22.50k £500 £5.00k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 17 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 17 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 15 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 15 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 24 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 24 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 23 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 23 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 12 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 12 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - Foundation Registered 12 Feb 2016

Charitable objects

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY WHEREVER IT IS PRESENT, REGARDLESS OF RACE, ETHNICITY OR COLOR, BY PROVIDING ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY. THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF PEOPLE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD WHO ARE THE VICTIMS OF WAR OR NATURAL DISASTER, TROUBLE, OR CATASTROPHE. TO RELIEVE ELDERLY PEOPLE AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WORLDWIDE WHO ARE IN NEED BY PROVIDING SPECIALLY IDENTIFIED ITEMS CALCULATED TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PERSONS.

Contact information

Address:
100 Cecil Street
Watford
WD24 5AF
Phone:
+44 1923 918880
Email:
info@goodsforgood.org.uk
Website:

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