GROWING TOGETHER NORTHAMPTON

Registered charity 1107071 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BLACKTHORN GOOD NEIGHBOURS, BLACKTHORN GOOD NEIGHBOURS LTD

To promote the benefit of inhabitants of Blackthorn and the surrounding area.To support and assist the development of residents living in the neighbourhood and, as a resource for the whole community,to address some of the social problems on the estate through volunteering and local action.To establish and maintain two facilities at Blackthorn and to promote the facility as a hub for community

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Latest income
£588k
Latest spending
£579k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity remains in a healthy financial position with unrestricted reserves of £334,476, which exceeds the stated policy target of four to six months of running costs. The trustees report that the organisation is in a strong position despite external pressures, with no material uncertainties affecting its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: four to six months of running costs (held: £334k)
The Trustees maintain a reserves policy designed to safeguard continuity of operations, ensuring that sufficient funds are held to cover between four and six months of running costs in the event of an income reduction.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£588k
Total spending
£579k
Reserves (reported)
£308k
Employees
25

Reported reserves equal ~6.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£588k£579k
31/03/2024£490k£521k
31/03/2023£489k£527k
31/03/2022£464k£520k
31/03/2021£699k£610k

Common questions

Is GROWING TOGETHER NORTHAMPTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity remains in a healthy financial position with unrestricted reserves of £334,476, which exceeds the stated policy target of four to six months of running costs. The trustees report that the organisation is in a strong position despite external pressures, with no material uncertainties affecting its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds GROWING TOGETHER NORTHAMPTON?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GROWING TOGETHER NORTHAMPTON as a grant recipient include NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£30k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England21/11/2023£5kGrowing Together Gets Healthy!
The National Lottery Community Fund28/07/2022£203kCommunity work programme
UK government01/04/2019£25kBilling Brook Improvement Project 19/20
The National Lottery Community Fund23/08/2018£10kSupporting community
UK government01/04/2018£25kALB - Environment Agency - Billing Brook Improvement Project 18/19
The National Lottery Community Fund25/02/2011£10kBLT/GPI Lumbertubs. Lings and Blackthorn Estates
UK government£20kBilling Brook Improvement Project

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GROUNDWORK NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GROWING TOGETHER NORTHAMPTON£588kunclearno doubt
GROUNDWORK NORTHAMPTONSHIRE FY2025£1.4m0aboveno doubt
NORTHAMPTON TOWN FC COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£1.4m0belowno doubt
THE BLACKTHORN TRUST FY2024£693k0aboveno doubt
WOODTHORPE DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025£307k0unclearno doubt
MELTHAM SPORTS AND COMMUNITY GROUP LIMITED FY2025£134k0aboveno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.