GROUNDWORK EAST
Registered charity 293141 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GROUNDWORK HERTFORDSHIRE, THE HERTFORDSHIRE GROUNDWORK TRUST
Groundwork is an environmental charity that works alongside the whole community to transform places and livesBuilding of sustainable communities through joint environmental action.Environmental Regeneration throughout Hertfordshire, Luton and Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Peterborough, Suffolk, Essex, Norfolk and surrounding areas.
Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £16,363 for the year, driven by investments in information technology platforms. Per the trustees' report, available reserves stood at £541,742, which exceeds the stated policy target of £450,563 required to meet estimated closure costs.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: meet estimated closure costs. This is currently calculated at £450,563. (held: £591k)
“The Trustees have agreed a reserves policy whereby the charity should aim to hold sufficient reserves (unrestricted funds not represented by fixed assets or designated funds held to cover future planned expenditure) to meet estimated closure costs. This is currently calculated at £450,563.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Groundwork East received £482,003 from Groundwork UK as funding for projects and paid £1,610 in membership fees and shared email services.
“During the year, Groundwork East received £482,003 (2024 £381,012) from Groundwork UK as funding for projects and paid £1,610 (2024 – £12,546) to Groundwork UK in membership fees and shared email services.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Mercer & Hole LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~2.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (13/07/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Annabel Flint
- Elisabeth George · trustee of 1 other charity
- Joanna Mary Smith
- Lee Jones
- Mark Roger Hubbocks
- Martin Hockaday
- Philip John Bibby
- Temiloluwa Olubukola Awofala
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bedford · Cambridgeshire · Central Bedfordshire · Essex · Hertfordshire · Luton · Norfolk · Suffolk
Income and spending
Common questions
Is GROUNDWORK EAST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £16,363 for the year, driven by investments in information technology platforms. Per the trustees' report, available reserves stood at £541,742, which exceeds the stated policy target of £450,563 required to meet estimated closure costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Mercer & Hole LLP.
Who funds GROUNDWORK EAST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name GROUNDWORK EAST as a grant recipient include THE CHRISTOPHER LAING FOUNDATION, THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION, CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST, CLAN TRUST LIMITED.
Known funders
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