NEWGROUND TOGETHER
Registered charity 702800 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BLACKBURN GROUNDWORK TRUST, GROUNDWORK BLACKBURN, GROUNDWORK PENNINE LANCASHIRE TRUST
In June 2013 the charity became a member of the Together Housing Group and amended its objects as follows to reflect this new position in the North of England:1. Conservation of the natural environment 2. Urban and rural regeneration 3. Provision of Recreation and Leisure with the aim of improving conditions of life 4. Advance the life chances of young people 5. Advance education and training.
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 holds unrestricted reserves of £4,140,006, which is above its stated policy target of £1.5 million. The filing confirms the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with a current ratio of 2.3:1 and net income for the year of £1,864,627.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £1.5m (held: £4.1m)
“The Board approved to increase the level of requirement of unrestricted reserves from £1m to £1.5m.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by BDO LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
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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)
Cost of raising funds
£2.5m
Reported reserves equal ~5.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (44% 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: 29.4% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Mushtaq Khanchair · trustee of 3 other charities
- Colin Davies
- John Simms
- Lesley Burrows
- Thomas Hague · trustee of 1 other charity
- Zaffer Khan
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Blackburn With Darwen · Bradford City · Calderdale · East Riding Of Yorkshire · Kingston Upon Hull City · Lancashire · Manchester City · North Yorkshire · Salford City · Sheffield City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is NEWGROUND TOGETHER financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £4,140,006, which is above its stated policy target of £1.5 million. The filing confirms the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with a current ratio of 2.3:1 and net income for the year of £1,864,627. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BDO LLP.
Who funds NEWGROUND TOGETHER?
Funders whose own accounts filings name NEWGROUND TOGETHER as a grant recipient include COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR CALDERDALE.
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