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Holderness Hedgehog Hospital Completes Major Upgrade with Grant from John Good Group

Holderness Hedgehog Hospital, a volunteer-led hedgehog rescue in Hull and the East Riding, has completed a game-changing upgrade of its facilities thanks to a generous grant from The John Good Group.

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Annual Review 2024: Another record year sees over £377k granted to non-profits

In 2024, the Matthew Good Foundation granted over £377,000 to charities, small non-profits, and social enterprises. Discover how employee giving, Grants for Good, and long-term support programmes are making a real impact locally and nationally.

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Grants for Good 2025: Five More Small Charity Grants Awarded

The John Good Group has awarded £15,000 in small charity grants to five exceptional UK non-profits through the second round of Grants for Good 2025. Discover the inspiring projects making a real impact in local communities.

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Employee Giving Programme Triples Funds Raised for Bridge to Bridge Cyclists

by Jen Murden

|September 19th, 2025

Now in its third year, the Bridge to Bridge cycling challenge saw 13 riders including three from John Good Group and 10 from other Hull businesses complete 212 miles and raise over £30,000 for Sailors’ Children’s Society. The Matthew Good Foundation boosted the total by £8,000 through the employee giving...

“A Seed Was Sown”: How a Volunteering Day Sparked Major Support for Hull Schoolchildren and Spurn Point

by Jen Murden

|December 13th, 2024

Adam Walsh, CEO of the John Good Group has funded nine primary school trips to Spurn Point, giving around 270 disadvantaged pupils from Hull the chance to explore the local wildlife reserve for free. This initiative was sparked when Adam, during a corporate volunteering day, learned that the cost-of-living crisis...

Community Impact: Two people stand in front of a newly built patio area of a garden with bench, arbour and planters. They hold a board that says thank you. A close up of the plague on the bench reads "In memory of Jackie Lee"

More meaningful giving: An employee giving case study

by Jen Murden

|February 16th, 2024

A recent employee giving application has demonstrated how the Matthew Good Foundation helps the John Good Group to increase their community impact, not just by issuing grants, but by leveraging the Foundation’s network & expertise to deliver higher value outcomes, for employees, charities, and businesses alike.

A tired but happy Adam Walsh holds his bike up in celebration with the Humber bridge and sunset behind him.

John Good Group CEO, Adam Walsh raises £8346 for charity in 212-mile cycle ride

by Jen Murden

|October 3rd, 2023

The money raised will be split between three charities important to Adam – Matthew Good Foundation, Sailors Children’s Society and Leeds hospital charity.

John Good Group employees direct funds to restore historic shipping records

by Jen Murden

|August 15th, 2023

A donation of £1000 was made through the Group’s employee giving programme, and will help the Carnegie Heritage Centre to pay for a World War Two-era Ship Register to be restored.

John Good Group employees get behind WISHH Space to Grow appeal

by Jen Murden

|July 25th, 2023

Having recently launched the ‘Space to Grow’ appeal to fund facilities at the expanding Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Hull Royal Infirmary, WISHH charity has attracted Champion Grants from a number of John Good Group employees, totalling £2,000.

Curtain Up Productions receives £1,000 towards children’s summer school

by Michelle Taft

|October 12th, 2021

One of our members, Kelly White, recently nominated Curtain Up Productions to receive a £1,000 championing grant to help them run a children’s school next year. As well as working for Good Logistics in Hull, Kelly is a volunteer at the small charity amateur theatre group in Grimsby and Cleethorpes...

Hayley completes the Lakeland 50 and raises £2,700 for MIND

by Michelle Taft

|August 9th, 2021

On 24th July 2021, Hayley Stacey from Good Logistics in Plymouth ran The Montane Lakeland 50 Mile Ultra Trail Race in the Lake District to raise money and awareness of mental health by supporting MIND. MIND provides advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. In addition, they campaign to improve services, raise awareness...

Dave Senior from TEPS shows support for those in need during the pandemic, with help from the Matthew Good Foundation

by Michelle Taft

|July 2nd, 2021

Earlier this year, Dave Senior, from TEPS in Hull, nominated a project in Hull called ‘You are not alone boxes’ to receive a £1,000 championing grant. ‘You are not alone boxes’ is a project set up by a local shop owner, Troy Eyaad, to get food parcels to the elderly,...

£1,000 Donation to Essex & Herts Air Ambulance after they helped save employee’s life

by Michelle Taft

|June 22nd, 2021

The Foundation recently donated £1,000 to Essex & Herts Air Ambulance, after they helped save the life of one of John Good Group’s Felixstowe employees, Paul Thody who works for Good Logistics. A group of heroic strangers sprung into action and delivered life-saving CPR when forklift driver, Paul Thody, from...