GROUNDWORK LONDON
Registered charity 1121105 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
To promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment;to provide facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation and lesiure time occupation ; advance public education in environmental matters and to help people conserve, protect and improve their environment.
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the group reported a net loss of £433,034 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £27.857m and total expenditure of £28.186m. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves covered 218 days of running costs at year-end, which is above the stated policy target of 180 days. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's 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: six months’ (180 days) running costs (held: £10.1m)
“The Board of Trustees has agreed a long-term aim of holding unrestricted, free reserves equivalent to six months’ (180 days) running costs.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Hartley Fowler. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
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Public-sector contracts awarded
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Property (HM Land Registry)
3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£101k
Reserves (reported)
£10.1m
Reported reserves equal ~4.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout London
Income and spending
Common questions
Is GROUNDWORK LONDON financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group reported a net loss of £433,034 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £27.857m and total expenditure of £28.186m. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves covered 218 days of running costs at year-end, which is above the stated policy target of 180 days. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Hartley Fowler.
Who funds GROUNDWORK LONDON?
Funders whose own accounts filings name GROUNDWORK LONDON as a grant recipient include THE PRUDENCE TRUST, UNITED ST SAVIOUR'S CHARITY, ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS, Fuel Bank Foundation, WALCOT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION.
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