GROUNDWORK WEST MIDLANDS
Registered charity 1128858 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £215,053 and total unrestricted reserves of £1,777,641. The trustees report that the charity has sufficient cash and reserves to continue operating on a going concern basis for the foreseeable future. The organization also disclosed a trading subsidiary which was dormant during the year.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 15% of annual turnover or a minimum of £300k (held: £1.8m)
“In line with our three-year financial strategy our trustees have agreed to set a minimum level of free reserves at 15% of annual turnover or a minimum of £300k.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity operates one trading subsidiary, Groundwork West Midlands Enterprise Limited. All of the issued share capital of this company is held by the charity. This company was formed to operate contracts falling outside the scope of Groundwork West Midlands’ core areas. For 2024–25 Groundwork West Midlands Enterprise Limited was dormant.
“The charity operates one trading subsidiary, Groundwork West Midlands Enterprise Limited. All of the issued share capital of this company is held by the charity. This company was formed to operate contracts falling outside the scope of Groundwork West Midlands’ core areas. For 2024–25 Groundwork West Midlands Enterprise Limited was dormant.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Groundwork West Midlands Enterprise Limited
“The charity operates one trading subsidiary, Groundwork West Midlands Enterprise Limited.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£85k
Reported reserves equal ~5.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 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: 2.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (05/07/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Anne Marie Simpsonchair
- Alexander Clewett
- Andrew Thompson
- Brid Anne Bickerton
- Ian Priest · trustee of 1 other charity
- Lyndon Campbell
- Nikolai Attard
- PHILIP JOHN FARRELL
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is GROUNDWORK WEST MIDLANDS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £215,053 and total unrestricted reserves of £1,777,641. The trustees report that the charity has sufficient cash and reserves to continue operating on a going concern basis for the foreseeable future. The organization also disclosed a trading subsidiary which was dormant during the year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.
Who funds GROUNDWORK WEST MIDLANDS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name GROUNDWORK WEST MIDLANDS as a grant recipient include WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST.
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