01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 19 January 2016
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 05887661
- Financial period
- 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
- Latest income
- £8,115,379
- Latest expenditure
- £8,338,342
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Showroom Workstation, 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 2BX
Website recorded by the regulator: www.goodthingsfoundation.org/ (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
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.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 March 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 March 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £8,115,379
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,338,342
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 April 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £8,884,406
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,064,433
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 April 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £9,683,368
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,002,017
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 14 April 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 14 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £8,889,780
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,678,688
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 April 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £18,136,152
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,730,859
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 26 March 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £8,115,379
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,338,342
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 6
- Count Govt Grants
- £7
- Income From Government Contracts
- 240650
- Income From Government Grants
- £899,201
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 13
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 10 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £8,884,406
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,064,433
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Contracts
- 37491
- Income From Government Grants
- £885,566
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 20
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 17 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £9,683,368
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,002,017
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £9
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,393,636
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 10
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 14 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £8,889,780
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,678,688
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 5
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £11
- Income From Government Contracts
- 106738
- Income From Government Grants
- £5,493,237
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 5
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 20 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £18,136,152
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,730,859
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 5
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Contracts
- 5200203
- Income From Government Grants
- £4,773,779
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 2
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 26 March 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 7991679
- Income Investments
- 123700
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 8115379
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £8,338,342
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 8338342
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 3367401
- Expenditure Governance
- 37643
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 290889
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 12588
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,963,057
- Assets Total Fixed
- 23127
- Assets Own Use
- 23127
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,856,809
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,996,195
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,883,741
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1996195
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £4,674,446
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2882611
- Funds Restricted
- 1130
- Funds Total
- 2883741
- Count Employees
- 73
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 10 April 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 8730060
- Income Investments
- 154346
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 8884406
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £10,064,433
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 10064433
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 4840352
- Expenditure Governance
- 35512
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 282256
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2050
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,853,208
- Assets Total Fixed
- 35715
- Assets Own Use
- 35715
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,152,338
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £334,845
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,853,208
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 334845
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,965,250
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2770701
- Funds Restricted
- 82507
- Funds Total
- 2853208
- Count Employees
- 76
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 17 April 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 9600992
- Income Investments
- 82376
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 9683368
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £9,002,017
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 9002017
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 4245858
- Expenditure Governance
- 25056
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 556449
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,486,316
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,142,761
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £212,431
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,930,330
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 212431
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £3,628,477
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3103700
- Funds Restricted
- 826630
- Funds Total
- 3930330
- Count Employees
- 71
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 14 April 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 8878588
- Income Investments
- 11192
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 8889780
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £9,678,688
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 9678688
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 5326179
- Expenditure Governance
- 24426
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 4352509
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 50105
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,914,530
- Assets Total Fixed
- 173187
- Assets Own Use
- 173187
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,381,284
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £86,301
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,468,170
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 86301
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,897,853
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2777320
- Funds Restricted
- 690850
- Funds Total
- 3468170
- Count Employees
- 81
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 20 April 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 14251701
- Income Investments
- 7876
- Income Other
- 3876575
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 18136152
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £17,730,859
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 17730859
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 29813
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 279923
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,285,876
- Assets Total Fixed
- 57212
- Assets Own Use
- 57212
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £7,318,539
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,981,463
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,394,288
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2981463
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £7,110,595
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2108412
- Funds Restricted
- 2285876
- Funds Total
- 4394288
- Count Employees
- 105
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Australia
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Oceania
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Kenya
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- GOOD THINGS FOUNDATION
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2016-01-19T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 26 JUL 2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 15/01/2016AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 01 DEC 2016 as amended on 17 Jun 2025
- Charitable Objects
- "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.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 562624
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- TINDER FOUNDATION
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests