A Decade of Impact

For the past 10 years, we have been a lifeline to vulnerable communities in the Uk and across the globe, delivering £83 million worth of essential goods to over six million people in 29 countries. Our work has been recognised with prestigious awards, including the most Inspiring Hertfordshire Business Award and Third Sector Award for Best Charity partnership in 2023.

The first 10 years

Rosalind starts the charity from her dining room table in Borehamwood with the help and encouragement of Max Veenstra, the Founder of a Dutch charity, Humanitarian Resources International Foundation (HRIF), and one of the founding Trustees of Goods For Good. She approached an ex-colleague, Noah Bernstein, to get his support as the second founding Trustee.

2014 Dutch charity, HRIF approaches Rosalind Bluestone to form a UK charity to duplicate the successful "Gifts In Kind" programme Rosalind had run for 12 years, for a UK based international charity. On a shoestring budget, funded through HRIF's supporters. The HRIF warehouse in Weesp, Holland becomes the "gateway to the world" for Goods For Good. Corporate partnerships are immediately established. HRIF collects and ships worldwide. IT specialists Cyber-Dick provide pro-bono support, providing an immediate online presence.

2015 A local entrepreneur leases a small industrial unit in Borehamwood to Goods For Good. Rosalind leverages the support of past and new volunteers who help distribute vital aid. With volumes of unwanted new and pre-loved goods available in the UK, she continues to respond to international crises. Urgent supplies are sent to vulnerable communities in Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, The Baltics, and refugee camps in Kurdistan and the Middle East.

2016 Goods For Good transitions from a not-for-profit social enterprise (CIC) to a registered charity. Vital aid is delivered to Haiti following a devastating Earthquake. In this year Goods For Good focus shifts to supporting more local communities in the UK; partnering with 12 local charities and recruiting more volunteers to help with sorting and packing mountains of goods.

2017 Goods For Good expands partnerships with major UK and European businesses, supporting over 50 charities, turning stock into vital aid, at home and overseas. The Dune Group provides support with local logistics and additional storage space (in their Leicester warehouse), enabling Goods For Good to scale capacity. Rosalind receives a call from UNIQLO and a collaborative partnership is established in both the UK and the Netherlands.

2018 Goods For Good delivers trucks of warm bedding in response to devastating fires in the refugee camps in Kurdistan. Door-to-door from Manchester to beneficiaries, 12,000 duvets, were donated by The Comfy Group, together with essential clothing; keeping people alive in the cold desert nights. The first team member joins the charity.

2019 Goods For Good reaches a milestone, delivering millions of items, including school uniforms, hygiene products, and winter clothing; supporting communities both locally and overseas. These efforts also divert thousands of tonnes of goods from landfill. Goods For Good is forced to relocate to a small premises in Borehamwood.

2020 Goods For Good experiences a surge in demand due to the global pandemic. With international aid frozen for several months, Goods For Good expands its' UK efforts overnight, providing essential goods to more than one million people in the UK, including frontline workers, NHS staff and local hospitals. With the help of volunteers, Goods For Good establishes a doorstep drop service to people isolated at home in need of nappies, toiletries and other essentials.

2021 Despite the challenges posed by the pandemic and Brexit, Goods For Good increases activity by almost 40%, responding to urgent requests from UK charities supporting vulnerable people. Goods For Good responds swiftly to the Afghan crisis, and in inundated with goods for local arrivals. The Sport For Good initiative is launched, to provide high quality sports equipment and apparel to promote physical health and wellbeing among disadvantaged communities.

2022 Responding rapidly to the unfolding conflict in Ukraine , Goods For Good collaborates with My 1st Years to set up a Humanitarian Aid Hub, "Project Rescue", in their Northampton warehouse. Supported by volunteers from their team, 109 pallets of essentials are delivered in the first week of the conflict. UNIQLO helps distribute 50,000 winter goods to displaced families in Ukraine and neighbouring countries.

2023 Goods For Good is the first UK charity to respond to the Türkiye / Syria earthquake. Collaborating with another UK charity, a cargo plane from Virgin Atlantic is filled with duvets, coats and baby milk within 72hrs. Clothing, bedding and essentials are sent to support those affected by the Ukraine crisis in Poland, Romania, Moldova and Ukraine, and evacuees in the UK. Rosalind is awarded an MBE by King Charles for outstanding service to charity. Goods For Good becomes Hertfordshire's Inspiring Business of the year.

2024 Marking the 10th anniversary in the summer of 2024, Goods for Good's journey is one of community, resilience and impact. Every item delivered supports someone in need. Each shipment moves us towards a more sustainable future, reducing waste and protecting the planet. These efforts are recognised with a Third Sector Award for Best Emergency Response Project for "innovation in humanitarian support to Ukraine".

KIND TO PEOPLE. KIND TO THE PLANET.