GROUNDWORK CHESHIRE LANCASHIRE & MERSEYSIDE
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £521,630 for the year ended 31 March 2025, representing an 8th consecutive year of surplus. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,414,391, which is below the Board's agreed optimum policy target of £1.5m, though the trustees are confident the target will be reached in the immediate future.
What the accounts disclose
“The emoluments, including benefits in kind, of one member of staff are within the range of £90,000 to £99,999 and three members of staff are within the range £60,000 to £69,999” — page 36
“The emoluments, including benefits in kind, of one member of staff are within the range of £90,000 to £99,999 and three members of staff are within the range £60,000 to £69,999” — page 36
“The Board has agreed a policy that the optimum level of unrestricted reserves should be set at £1.5m.” — page 17
“During the year, the charity owned 100% of the issued share capital of dormant companies at the following cost: Groundwork Environmental Services (Cheshire) Ltd.(Incorporated in England - 02156212)” — page 37
Year-over-year changes
- Top pay band moved from £80,000 - £89,999 (FY2024) to £90,000 - £99,999 (FY2025).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (19/01/2017)
Trustees
- TRACY FISHWICKchair
- Angela Connolly
- Brendan Flanagan
- Cirklen Yu
- Daniel George Hawkins
- Fiona Reynolds
- Paul Booth
- Paul Roots
- Philip John Hargreaves
- Sean Owen
- Tolu Omideyi
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £6.9m | £6.4m |
| 31/03/2024 | £5.4m | £5.2m |
| 31/03/2023 | £5.0m | £5.0m |
| 31/03/2022 | £5.3m | £4.9m |
| 31/03/2021 | £3.8m | £3.6m |
Common questions
Is GROUNDWORK CHESHIRE LANCASHIRE & MERSEYSIDE financially healthy?
The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £521,630 for the year ended 31 March 2025, representing an 8th consecutive year of surplus. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,414,391, which is below the Board's agreed optimum policy target of £1.5m, though the trustees are confident the target will be reached in the immediate future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Menzies LLP.
What does the highest-paid employee of GROUNDWORK CHESHIRE LANCASHIRE & MERSEYSIDE earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,000 - £99,999 band, and 4 employees earned over £60,000.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 09/06/2026 | £230k | "Sankey Canal - Connecting Communities and Heritage" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 04/07/2025 | £599k | "#NTC GreenWave Blackpool" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 26/01/2024 | £250k | "Lindow Moss ? a Landscape in Recovery" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 17/12/2013 | £645k | "Winckley Square Gardens" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 25/06/2013 | £2.3m | "Rivington Terraced Gardens" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 11/08/2004 | £25k | "This Old Soul" |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| BUPA FOUNDATION | 1 | £630k |
| THE PRUDENCE TRUST | 1 | £264k |
| THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION | 1 | £200k |
| THE CRUCIBLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £20k |
| THE NISBET TRUST | 1 | £17k |
| Fuel Bank Foundation | 1 | £14k |
| BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| MICHAEL GUEST CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £5k |