THE FEDERATION OF GROUNDWORK TRUSTS
Registered charity 291558 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GROUNDWORK FOUNDATION, GROUNDWORK UK
Groundwork supports communities in need, working with partners to help improve the quality of peoples lives, their prospects and potential and the places where they live, work and play. Our vision is of a society of sustainable communities which are vibrant, healthy and safe, which respect the local and global environment and where individuals and enterprise prosper.
Causes: Education/training · 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 charity achieved an unrestricted surplus of £286k for the year, with total incoming resources of £48.7 million driven largely by a major grant distribution programme for DCMS. The trustees report that free liquid reserves stood at £3.1 million, which is in line with their stated policy target of holding 12 months of operating costs (c£3 million).
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Public sector
“Public sector - £28.8 million (2024: £3.5 million)” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 12 months operating costs (c£3 million) (held: £3.1m)
“In line with our financial strategy, our trustees have agreed that we should aim to hold 12 months operating costs (c£3 million) in liquid reserves.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Groundwork (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£162k
Reported reserves equal ~0.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter 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: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (01/09/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Alison Fellows
- Andrew Thompson
- Anne-Marie Simpson
- Antony Nelson
- Faiza Amin
- Gail Chapman
- Jack White
- John Hunt · trustee of 1 other charity
- KAREN BALMER · trustee of 1 other charity
- Nigel Reader · trustee of 2 other charities
- Oona Muirhead
- Paul Roots · trustee of 1 other charity
- Philip Bibby
- Randip Thompson
- SARAH CLARKE · trustee of 1 other charity
- Sian Broadhurst · trustee of 1 other charity
- Tom Besford · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE FEDERATION OF GROUNDWORK TRUSTS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved an unrestricted surplus of £286k for the year, with total incoming resources of £48.7 million driven largely by a major grant distribution programme for DCMS. The trustees report that free liquid reserves stood at £3.1 million, which is in line with their stated policy target of holding 12 months of operating costs (c£3 million). Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.
Who funds THE FEDERATION OF GROUNDWORK TRUSTS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE FEDERATION OF GROUNDWORK TRUSTS as a grant recipient include BUPA FOUNDATION, THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION, SIR JOHN BARROW PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION.
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