THREADS IN THE GROUND

Registered charity 1204411 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a climate hope organisation - unearthing powerful climate stories to help more people be good ancestors. Our goal is to engage 8 million people in climate hope by 2030. We do this through arts, culture and education focused activity with communities. Our programme ranges from the world's first fungal sculpture trail, to a volunteer-led sustainable feast series.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE, BY CURATING AND DELIVERING PUBLIC CREATIVE ACTIVITY PROJECTS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PUBLIC WORKSHOPS AND THEATRE PERFORMANCES.

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: North Tyneside, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£47k
Latest spending
£45k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a small unrestricted surplus of £1,803 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £5,212. This reserve level is below the charity's stated target of £8,000, which represents three months of operational costs. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: working towards developing reserves of £8,000 - approximate level of funds required to maintain activity for 3 months (reserves figure: £5k)
“we are working towards developing reserves of £8,000 - approximate level of funds required to maintain activity for 3 months.”
Per its FY2025 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 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 14

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

  • Volunteers: 12

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 2 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2025 (received 02/02/2026, 2 days after the 31/01/2026 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. 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).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£47k£45k
31/03/2024£11k£8k

Common questions

Is THREADS IN THE GROUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a small unrestricted surplus of £1,803 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £5,212. This reserve level is below the charity's stated target of £8,000, which represents three months of operational costs. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THREADS IN THE GROUND?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THREADS IN THE GROUND as a grant recipient include JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATIONFY2025£25kThreads in the Ground

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Community Foundation North East11/04/2024£5kGrant to Threads in the Ground CIO