GROUNDWORK GREATER MANCHESTER
Registered charity 1124508 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GROUNDWORK MANCHESTER SALFORD STOCKPORT TAMESIDE AND TRAFFORD, GROUNDWORK MANCHESTER, SALFORD, TAMESIDE AND TRAFFORD · listed website unreachable when last crawled
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £53,684 on total incoming resources of £7.95 million, maintaining a strong financial position. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £857,756, which is above the stated policy target of approximately £900,000, indicating adequate liquidity to manage risks and working capital needs.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: around £900k (held: £858k)
“we have calculated the minimum level of reserves as £750k: However, given the current rate of inflation and financial climate we consider that an additional 20% should be added to create a Reserves Level of around £900k for the Business Plan Period.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Menzies LLP.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Groundwork Greater Manchester (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£26k
Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (06/12/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustees
- Erica Rosanne East
- Iain Kinnear
- Jack Collier
- Janet Thomas OBE · trustee of 1 other charity
- Joanne Yates
- Joy Antonia Woods
- Katrina Cunliffe
- Stephanie Everett
- Stewart Henry McCombe
- Tessa Muriel Wiley
- Tom Besford · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bolton · Bury · Lancashire · Manchester City · Oldham · Rochdale · Salford City · Stockport · Tameside · Trafford
Income and spending
Common questions
Is GROUNDWORK GREATER MANCHESTER financially healthy?
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £53,684 on total incoming resources of £7.95 million, maintaining a strong financial position. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £857,756, which is above the stated policy target of approximately £900,000, indicating adequate liquidity to manage risks and working capital needs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Menzies LLP.
Government & lottery funding
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