THE GROUNDWORK SOUTH TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 293705 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GROUNDWORK THAMES VALLEY, THE COLNE VALLEY PARK GROUNDWORK TRUST LIMITED, THE THAMES VALLEY GROUNDWORK TRUST LIMITED · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£9.4m
Latest spending
£9.4m
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year of £42k against total income of £9.361m. However, the net liabilities increased to £30,822, and the charity relies on loan facilities from its parent company, Groundwork London, to manage cash flow and meet obligations as they fall due.

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
The Trust is a going concern and operates solvently. In 2017 Groundwork London provided loans to Groundwork South to the value of £1.355m, in order that Groundwork South could guarantee that all debts would be paid as they fell due. — page 13
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loans from parent company Groundwork London
During the year, Groundwork London provided £0 funds (2023: £860,000) to the charity, and £0 (2023: £860,000) was repaid during the year. At the year-end, £0 (2023: £0) was due to Groundwork London. Interest is charged at 2.85% above the Bank of England base rate, monthly in arrears. The freehold property of the charity has been pledged as security on these funds. — page 36
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Hartley Fowler LLP.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£9.4m
Total spending
£9.4m
Reserves (reported)
£17k
Employees
135

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£9.4m£9.4m
31/03/2024£9.4m£9.3m
31/03/2023£7.6m£7.4m
31/03/2022£6.6m£6.4m
31/03/2021£4.7m£4.7m

Common questions

Is THE GROUNDWORK SOUTH TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year of £42k against total income of £9.361m. However, the net liabilities increased to £30,822, and the charity relies on loan facilities from its parent company, Groundwork London, to manage cash flow and meet obligations as they fall due. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Hartley Fowler LLP.

Who funds THE GROUNDWORK SOUTH TRUST LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE GROUNDWORK SOUTH TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE CRUCIBLE FOUNDATION, THE NISBET TRUST, THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST, CAREW POLE CHARITABLE TRUST, CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund12/06/2025£164k"Colne Connections"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund01/03/2017£323k"Hidden Hastings Heritage"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund25/10/2016£1.7m"Colne Valley - a landscape on the edge"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund25/06/2015£46k"50 Years of the Unofficial Countryside"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/01/2014£10k"Women of Thanet - Sisterhood and Solidarity 1914-18"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund03/03/2011£325k"London's Foundations"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund22/10/2010£24k"CSI Reading: Crime and Justice Heritage Squad"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/08/2005£48k"Colne Valley Park 40th Anniversary"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund05/08/2004£2k"This Formally Constituted Group Would Use An Award To Celebrate 60 Years Of The End Of Ww2 By Organising A Series Of Events Named 'Dig For V"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund10/06/2004£15k"Colne Valley Park Snapshot Competition"

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