GROUNDWORK FIVE COUNTIES — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 3 July 1991
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02556957
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,193,166
Latest expenditure: £1,307,528
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 16 Commerce Square, Lace Market, Nottingham, NG1 1HS

Website recorded by the regulator: www.groundworkgreaternottingham.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

We are committed to improving quality of life for local people. We work with entire communities or discrete groups such as young people, BME's, school children and businesses to deliver changes to local environments, individual behaviour and sense of community.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 14 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 14 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,193,166
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,307,528

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,400,140
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,989,201

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 5 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 5 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £4,619,324
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,728,281

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 15 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 15 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,068,097
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,167,281

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 18 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 18 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,243,634
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,187,676

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 14 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,193,166
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,307,528
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 8
Count Govt Grants: £11
Income From Government Contracts: 218099
Income From Government Grants: £215,763
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 139

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,400,140
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,989,201
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 10
Count Govt Grants: £11
Income From Government Contracts: 129000
Income From Government Grants: £438,300
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 292

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 5 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £4,619,324
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,728,281
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 11
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Contracts: 1679235
Income From Government Grants: £318,963
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 286

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 15 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,068,097
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,167,281
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 6
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Contracts: 72220
Income From Government Grants: £488,458
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 404

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 18 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,243,634
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,187,676
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 6
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 49550
Income From Government Grants: £29,375
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 530

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 14 August 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 62
Income Charitable Activities: 1192363
Income Investments: 741
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1193166
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £5,423
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,183,712
Expenditure Other: 118393
Expenditure Total: 1307528
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 43440
Expenditure Support Costs: 357359
Expenditure Depreciation: 7675
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £156,679
Assets Total Fixed: 12112
Assets Own Use: 12112
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £242,409
Assets Total Liabilities: £386,819
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: −£132,298
Creditors One Year Total Current: 386819
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £112,215
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 156679
Funds Restricted: -288977
Funds Total: -132298
Count Employees: 28
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 7664
Income Charitable Activities: 1386668
Income Investments: 5808
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1400140
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £5,119
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,984,082
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1989201
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 58670
Expenditure Support Costs: 622525
Expenditure Depreciation: 11194
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 138000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £155,876
Assets Total Fixed: 17840
Assets Own Use: 17840
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £304,084
Assets Total Liabilities: £339,860
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: −£17,936
Creditors One Year Total Current: 339860
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £94,441
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 155876
Funds Restricted: -173812
Funds Total: -17936
Count Employees: 32
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 5 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 13770
Income Charitable Activities: 4604031
Income Investments: 1523
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4619324
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £13,039
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £4,715,242
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 4728281
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 21339
Expenditure Support Costs: 63848
Expenditure Depreciation: 10075
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 852000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £473,968
Assets Total Fixed: 20212
Assets Own Use: 20212
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -132000
Assets Other Assets: £884,309
Assets Total Liabilities: £339,396
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £433,125
Creditors One Year Total Current: 339396
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £513,567
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 473968
Funds Restricted: -40843
Funds Total: 433125
Count Employees: 36
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 15 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 5634
Income Charitable Activities: 3061843
Income Investments: 620
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3068097
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £45,120
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,122,161
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3167281
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 33840
Expenditure Support Costs: 71675
Expenditure Depreciation: 7908
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 200000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £458,675
Assets Total Fixed: 29474
Assets Own Use: 29474
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -945000
Assets Other Assets: £1,167,134
Assets Total Liabilities: £561,526
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: −£309,918
Creditors One Year Total Current: 561526
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £855,694
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 458675
Funds Restricted: -768593
Funds Total: -309918
Count Employees: 42
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 18 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 29375
Income Other Trading Activities: 1546
Income Charitable Activities: 3210513
Income Investments: 2200
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3243634
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £54,098
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,133,578
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3187676
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 41294
Expenditure Support Costs: 101227
Expenditure Depreciation: 7031
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: -285000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £472,156
Assets Total Fixed: 12585
Assets Own Use: 12585
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -1109000
Assets Other Assets: £982,283
Assets Total Liabilities: £296,602
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: −£410,734
Creditors One Year Total Current: 296602
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £690,236
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 479838
Funds Restricted: -890572
Funds Total: -410734
Count Employees: 41
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Nottingham City
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Derbyshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Nottinghamshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Derby City
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: GROUNDWORK FIVE COUNTIES
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1991-07-03T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 12 NOVEMBER 1990 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 6 OCTOBER 2010.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 05 JUL 2016
Charitable Objects: 3.(A) THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY ARE TO; (I) PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ANYWHERE IN THE AREAS OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS AND (II) PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THOSE LIVING IN OR WORKING IN OR RESORTING TO THE AREAS OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS AND (III) ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS AND OF THE WAYS OF BETTER CONSERVING, PROTECTING AND IMPROVING THE SAME WHERESOEVER AND (IV) PROMOTE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, URBAN AND RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION IN THE AREAS OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY: (I) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT; (II) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY THOUGHT TO BE FIT INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT; (III) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RE-TRAINING PARTICULARLY AMONGST UNEMPLOYED AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE; (IV) THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORK SPACE, BUILDING AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS; (V) THE PROVISION OF HOUSING FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF HOUSING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR OR IN CHARITABLE OWNERSHIP PROVIDED THAT SUCH POWER SHALL NOT EXTEND TO RELIEVING ANY LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR OTHER BODIES OF A STATUTORY DUTY TO PROVIDE OR IMPROVE HOUSING; (VI) THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES; (VII) THE PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS OR SITES OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE; (VIII) THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AND/OR THOSE WHO, BY REASONS OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES; (IX) THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT; (X) THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME; (XI) SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.
Area Of Benefit: BROXTOWE GEDLING NOTTINGHAM RUSHCLIFFE

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 17846
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: GROUNDWORK GREATER NOTTINGHAM

Charity Name Id: 17844
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: GREATER NOTTINGHAM GROUNDWORK TRUST

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures