GRITH PIONEERS

Registered charity 1188105 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

(a) To promote for the benefit of the public the conservation, protection, and improvement of the physical and natural environment of the land owned and/or managed by Grith Pioneers, by conducting a variety of environmental improvement and woodland management activities.(b) To advance the education of the public by providing access to the natural environment for camps and outdoor activities.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:A) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE LAND OWNED AND/OR MANAGED BY GRITH PIONEERS, BY CONDUCTING A VARIETY OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT AND WOODLAND MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE LAND OWNED AND/OR MANAGED BY GRITH PIONEERS, BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT FOR CAMPS AND OUTDOOR EDUCATION ACTIVITIES.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Amber Valley, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£46k
Latest spending
£13k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £24,525, which the trustees consider sufficient to ensure the charity continues as a going concern. Total income for the year was £46,486 against expenditure of £12,557, resulting in a surplus that increased unrestricted reserves. The charity holds no endowment reserves and maintains cash reserves fully with Triodos Bank.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Rental income hostel (54% of income)
“Grith Pioneer’s principal source of funds continues to be from letting the hostel on a tenancy agreement, to an organisation that shares Grith’s values.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient to cover planned and unplanned costs and protect continuity of charitable objectives (reserves figure: £25k)
“The reserves of the CIO need to be sufficient to cover these planned and unplanned costs. The income of the CIO may drop due to unexpected external factors, such as Covid-19, it is necessary to have enough reserves to protect the continuity of charitable objectives.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 49

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 32

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 35

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£46k£13k
31/03/2025£83k£106k
31/03/2024£8k£779
31/03/2023£7k£6k
31/03/2022£7k£1k

Common questions

Is GRITH PIONEERS financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £24,525, which the trustees consider sufficient to ensure the charity continues as a going concern. Total income for the year was £46,486 against expenditure of £12,557, resulting in a surplus that increased unrestricted reserves. The charity holds no endowment reserves and maintains cash reserves fully with Triodos Bank. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds GRITH PIONEERS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GRITH PIONEERS as a grant recipient include THE NORTHWICK TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE NORTHWICK TRUSTFY2026amount not stated

Funders of similar charities

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GRENADIER GUARDS ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GRITH PIONEERS£46k—0above—no doubt
GRENADIER GUARDS ASSOCIATION FY2025£212k—0above—no doubt
GREEN BRITAIN FOUNDATION FY2025£285k—0unclear—no doubt
LETS GROW PRESTON FY2025£121k—0unclear—no doubt
GLOBAL GREENGRANTS FUND UK FY2025£4.9m——unclear—no doubt
WILD GROUND FY2025£394k—0above—no doubt

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