Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 7

Support Score: 10

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5

No volunteer policy: -2
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 12

GOOD THINGS FOUNDATION

We support digitally and socially excluded people to improve their lives through digital. Digital technology and community action is at the heart of everything we do. We bring together community partners to make up the online centres network, reaching deep into communities to help people across the UK gain the support and skills they need to change their lives and overcome social challenges.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 8 years
(17 years as a company)

www.goodthingsfoundation.org/

hello@goodthingsfoundation.org

0114 349 1666

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change

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
30/06/23	£9,683	£9,002	£681	£0	£3,930	£3,104	4.1	71	10
30/06/22?	£8,890	£9,679	£-789	£0	£3,468	£2,777	3.4	81	5
31/07/21	£18,136	£17,731	£405	£0	£4,394	£2,108	1.4	105	2
31/07/20	£17,073	£17,540	£-467	£0	£3,859	£1,701	1.2	115	2
31/07/19	£14,393	£12,490	£1,903	£0	£4,456	£1,655	1.6	83	1
31/07/18	£10,667	£9,761	£906	£0	£2,553	£1,268	1.6	59	0
31/07/17	£5,860	£6,510	£-650	£0	£1,646	£1,011	1.9	52	0
31/07/16	£6,262	£6,514	£-252	£0	£2,285	£917	1.7	49	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 79%
Reserves/Spending: 4.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 17.1

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Listed activities

Other Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides services

Where it operates

Australia, Kenya, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

71 employees
10 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

HM Revenue & Customs	£558,215
National Lottery Community Fund	£501,810
Department for Work and Pensions	£442,806
DCMS	£85,065

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
DCMS - Investment funds
£85,065	04/05/2022	We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where ....more We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. Between 2018 and 2022, we will invest £1.45 billion of public money from government to help deliver this vision.
Department of Health - Health & Wellbeing Alliance 2021-2024 Good Things Foundation
£84,080	01/07/2021	Through the HW Alliance, policy teams can work collaboratively with the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations, accessing the sectors expertise and connecting policy leads ....more Through the HW Alliance, policy teams can work collaboratively with the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations, accessing the sectors expertise and connecting policy leads with hard-to-reach communities.The Alliance comprises of 19 VCSE organisations and the membership is currently confirmed for 2021-24. These organisations bring the expertise of the VCSE sector, and the voices of the people they represent, into national policy development and delivery.The HW Alliance enables system partners (and their policy teams) to strengthen and build on the relationships with the VCSE sector, providing:A route for system partners to reach a wide range of VCSE organisationsA collective voice for the VCSE sectorOpportunities co-design and co-produce solutions on cross-cutting issuesAccess to the voices of communities that experience the greatest health inequalities.Activities of HW Alliance members are designed to align with the national strategic priorities of the system partners, with a continued focus on promoting equality and reducing health inequalities.
HM Revenue & Customs - HMRC Grant Funding
£290,000	01/04/2021	Supporting HMRC customers who need extra help accessing HMRC services
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Good Things Foundation
£23,245	14/09/2020 7	To provide a device, data and support to learn digital skills for 150 vulnerable people across the borough.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards Covid-19 emergency response costs.
£3,690	03/07/2020	Towards your emergency response to Covid-19 by providing internet devices to the most vulnerable households in the UK.
National Lottery Community Fund - DevicesDotNow
£501,810	03/07/2020 6	Good Things Foundation are seeking funding in order to provide devices connectivity and support to thousands of vulnerable and digitally excluded people. This work forms parts of DevicesDotNow ....more Good Things Foundation are seeking funding in order to provide devices connectivity and support to thousands of vulnerable and digitally excluded people. This work forms parts of DevicesDotNow programme a new coordinated action to get the most vulnerable online during the Covid-19 crisis and respond to this urgent need and connect hundreds of thousands of disadvantaged people. Good Things Foundation are requesting funding to cover additional activity related to their contribution to DevicesDotNow.
CHK Foundation - CHK Emergency /Disaster Grant
£12,000	29/04/2020	unrestricted (response to COVID)
Department for Work and Pensions - Reducing Parental Conflict (RPC) - Challenge Fund Grant (2020-2021)
£442,806	01/04/2020	Payments to 3rd party supplier to deliver a Parental Conflict Challenge Fund to support Reducing Parental Conflict Programme (2018)
HM Revenue & Customs - HMRC Grant Funding
£268,215	01/04/2020	Supporting HMRC customers who need extra help accessing HMRC services
Department for Work and Pensions - Reducing Parental Conflict (RPC) - Challenge Fund Grant - Good Things Foundation
£638,311	01/04/2019	Payments to 3rd party supplier to deliver a Parental Conflict Challenge Fund to support Reducing Parental Conflict Programme (2018)
HM Revenue & Customs - HMRC Grant Funding
£264,000	01/04/2019	Supporting HMRC customers who need extra help accessing HMRC services
DCMS - Local Digital Skills Partnership Programme Grant
£4,675	01/04/2019	The grant will fund 0.5fte work for the LDSP Delivery Group by a digital inclusion officer within the Digital Inclusion Team at Good Things Foundation. The digital inclusion officer will undertake ....more The grant will fund 0.5fte work for the LDSP Delivery Group by a digital inclusion officer within the Digital Inclusion Team at Good Things Foundation. The digital inclusion officer will undertake work to further the aims and objectives of the LDSP Delivery Group. This includes providing secretariat services to the Delivery Group and assisting with the co-creation of the LDSP framework by Delivery Group members, DCMS, and local partners.
HM Revenue & Customs - HMRC Grant Funding
£300,000	01/04/2018	To provide advice and support to people who need extra help understanding and complying with their obligations and claiming their entitlements. To assist customers who are currently digitally ....more To provide advice and support to people who need extra help understanding and complying with their obligations and claiming their entitlements. To assist customers who are currently digitally excluded to build their confidence and capability to use HMRCs online services for themselves.
DCMS - Local Digital Skills Partnership Programme Grant
£18,700	01/04/2018	The grant will fund 0.5fte work for the LDSP Delivery Group by a digital inclusion officer within the Digital Inclusion Team at Good Things Foundation. The digital inclusion officer will undertake ....more The grant will fund 0.5fte work for the LDSP Delivery Group by a digital inclusion officer within the Digital Inclusion Team at Good Things Foundation. The digital inclusion officer will undertake work to further the aims and objectives of the LDSP Delivery Group. This includes providing secretariat services to the Delivery Group and assisting with the co-creation of the LDSP framework by Delivery Group members, DCMS, and local partners.
DCMS - Local Digital Skills Partnership Programme Grant
£3,000	19/03/2018	The grant will fund 0.5fte work for the LDSP Delivery Group by a digital inclusion officer within the Digital Inclusion Team at Good Things Foundation. The digital inclusion officer will undertake ....more The grant will fund 0.5fte work for the LDSP Delivery Group by a digital inclusion officer within the Digital Inclusion Team at Good Things Foundation. The digital inclusion officer will undertake work to further the aims and objectives of the LDSP Delivery Group. This includes providing secretariat services to the Delivery Group and assisting with the co-creation of the LDSP framework by Delivery Group members, DCMS, and local partners.
HM Revenue & Customs - HMRC Grant Funding
£300,000	01/04/2017	To provide advice and support to people who need extra help understanding and complying with their obligations and claiming their entitlements. To assist customers who are currently digitally ....more To provide advice and support to people who need extra help understanding and complying with their obligations and claiming their entitlements. To assist customers who are currently digitally excluded to build their confidence and capability to use HMRC?s online services for themselves.
National Lottery Community Fund - Reboot UK
£362,233	27/07/2015 12	Reboot UK
Comic Relief - MoneyMyWay
£119,850	18/03/2015 36	People who lack confidence in using information technology, or don't have use of a computer, simply don't have the same access to financial information and advice as the general population. Tinder ....more People who lack confidence in using information technology, or don't have use of a computer, simply don't have the same access to financial information and advice as the general population. Tinder Foundation will develop 'Money My Way', a new online money management course specifically for these people, and deliver it through 22 local UK On-Line centres in the 5 areas in England with the highest level of personal debt. The course content will be developed with the support of Citizens Advice and the Money Advice Service. Learners will manage money better, feel confident about using online budget management tools like comparison websites, and know how to get specialist help if they need it.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 10/12 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 29-61

VINOUS ALI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

DAVID BERNARD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Executive

HANNAH WHELAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Advocacy Manager

JULIE HAWKER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Business Director

LOUISE BRANCH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Community Engagement Manager

NAUREEN KHAN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Health & Public Service

THOMAS HILLSDON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Project Manager

CHAD PAUL BOND Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Civil Servant

HELEN LOUISE MILNER OBE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: E Services Director

LIZ WILLIAMS (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Manager

NICOLA ANNE WALLACE-DEAN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Programme Manager

REAR ADMIRAL ROY ALEXANDER GEORGE CLARE CBE Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: ROBERT TAILLER (OR TAYLOR),

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/01/2016, number: 1165209
Registered at Companies House on 26/07/2006, number: 05887661

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

8 returns made; all on time

Main office

Spaces
1A Concourse Way
SHEFFIELD
S1 2BJ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:3.1 TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND TOHELP MEET THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY;3.2 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SKILLS AND IN TECHNOLOGY;3.3 TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG THOSE WHO ARE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY AND WHO LACK EITHER ACCESS TO ON LINE SERVICES OR NECESSARY SKILLS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ORDIGITAL SKILLS; AND3.4 TO ADVANCE CITIZENSHIP BY DEVELOPING THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SKILLS OF THE PUBLIC SO THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS ACTIVE AND RESPONSIBLECITIZENS;IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE OBJECTS SHALL BE ADVANCED BY PROVIDING SUPPORT SERVICES, FACILITIES AND GRANTS TO DEVELOP THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SKILLS OF THEPUBLIC AND PROMOTING PUBLIC ACCESS TO ONLINE PUBLIC SERVICES.

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