Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Spending falling: -1
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

GOODWILL CHILDREN'S HOMES 

The objects of the Charity are" the relief of poverty amongst children in any part of the world" and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing ... to give effect to the same by providing financial support to Goodwill Children's Homes Charitable Society registered in Tamil Nadu, South India ".
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£218£90£129n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/22£144£41£103n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/21£162£98£64n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/20£185£162£23n/an/an/an/an/a21
31/03/19£188£174£14n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/18£162£164£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£152£118£33£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£144£107£37£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£162£117£45£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£141£119£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£159£158£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£156£200£-44£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£177£260£-83£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£167£215£-48£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£205£269£-64£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£191£331£-140£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£197£262£-65£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£282£245£37£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£216£226£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£227£255£-28£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 48 years

www.goodwillhomes.org.uk

admin@goodwillhomes.org.uk

01173250550

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • India, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 20 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/07/1976, number: 270403
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR06: 15 days late,
Main office

Goodwill Children's Homes
2B Whitefriars
Lewins Mead
BRISTOL
BS1 2NT

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF POOR CHILDREN AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE ASSOCIATION MAY DECIDE

Defined Area of Benefit:

ANY PART OF THE WORLD - IN PRACTICE INDIA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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