GROUNDWORK NORTH EAST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 1 March 1993
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02702815
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £8,192,304
Latest expenditure: £7,914,471
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Groundwork N E & Cumbria, Unit 14 - Parsons Court, Welbury Way, Aycliffe Business Park, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 6ZE

Website recorded by the regulator: www.groundwork.org.uk/northeast (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To promote for the public benefit, urban or rural regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation within the Area.To advance public education in environmental mattersTo promote the conservation, protections and improvement of physical and natural environment within the Area

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: 15 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 15 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £8,192,304
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,914,471

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: 23 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 23 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £8,420,552
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,475,730

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: 3 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 3 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £9,652,214
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,558,898

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: 3 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 3 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £9,141,508
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,683,643

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: 31 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £6,506,484
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,472,805

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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: 15 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £8,192,304
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,914,471
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £174
Income From Government Grants: £5,613,179
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 1611

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: 23 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £8,420,552
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,475,730
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £128
Income From Government Grants: £6,709,878
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 537

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: 3 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £9,652,214
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,558,898
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 56
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 557347
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 2
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 7992

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: 3 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £9,141,508
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,683,643
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 61
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 406069
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 4200

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: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £6,506,484
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,472,805
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 59
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 391065
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 168

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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: 15 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 89552
Income Other Trading Activities: 980592
Income Charitable Activities: 7012010
Income Investments: 83679
Income Other: 26471
Income Total Income And Endowments: 8192304
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £786,150
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £7,128,321
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 7914471
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 22300
Expenditure Support Costs: 1160371
Expenditure Depreciation: 48282
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -4888
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,204,555
Assets Total Fixed: 3833994
Assets Own Use: 1638994
Assets Long Term Investment: 2195000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,193,610
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,989,055
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,038,549
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1759840
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 229215
Assets Cash: £1,358,950
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3819142
Funds Restricted: 1219407
Funds Total: 5038549
Count Employees: 160
Consolidated 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: 23 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 83242
Income Other Trading Activities: 924107
Income Charitable Activities: 7334620
Income Investments: 61324
Income Other: 17259
Income Total Income And Endowments: 8420552
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £712,234
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £7,763,496
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 8475730
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 13500
Expenditure Support Costs: 1331735
Expenditure Depreciation: 76602
Gain Loss Investment: 5000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -135738
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £910,393
Assets Total Fixed: 3838882
Assets Own Use: 1643882
Assets Long Term Investment: 2195000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,039,366
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,128,673
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,749,575
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1871678
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 256995
Assets Cash: £749,648
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3503204
Funds Restricted: 1246371
Funds Total: 4749575
Count Employees: 174
Consolidated 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: 3 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 22992
Income Other Trading Activities: 787098
Income Charitable Activities: 8559793
Income Investments: 219645
Income Other: 62686
Income Total Income And Endowments: 9652214
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £668,049
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £8,890,849
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 9558898
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 14175
Expenditure Support Costs: 1307172
Expenditure Depreciation: 61215
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £980,891
Assets Total Fixed: 3969620
Assets Own Use: 1779620
Assets Long Term Investment: 2190000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,840,544
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,090,961
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,719,203
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1822672
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 268289
Assets Cash: £979,522
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3408887
Funds Restricted: 1310316
Funds Total: 4719203
Count Employees: 230
Consolidated 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: 3 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 27211
Income Other Trading Activities: 724798
Income Charitable Activities: 8291914
Income Investments: 52560
Income Other: 45025
Income Total Income And Endowments: 9141508
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £599,963
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £8,083,680
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 8683643
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 9500
Expenditure Support Costs: 1051575
Expenditure Depreciation: 48975
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £909,856
Assets Total Fixed: 3921686
Assets Own Use: 1731686
Assets Long Term Investment: 2190000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,258,548
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,554,347
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,625,887
Creditors One Year Total Current: 2259976
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 294371
Assets Cash: £1,009,471
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3237167
Funds Restricted: 1388720
Funds Total: 4625887
Count Employees: 212
Consolidated 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: 31 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 550431
Income Other Trading Activities: 465760
Income Charitable Activities: 5372604
Income Investments: 53407
Income Other: 64282
Income Total Income And Endowments: 6506484
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £6,070,322
Expenditure Other: 402483
Expenditure Total: 6472805
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 933588
Expenditure Depreciation: 817560
Gain Loss Investment: -11307
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £4,847,273
Assets Total Fixed: 3912965
Assets Own Use: 1722965
Assets Long Term Investment: 2190000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,845,231
Assets Total Liabilities: £910,923
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,847,273
Creditors One Year Total Current: 584952
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 325971
Assets Cash: £564,679
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2895299
Funds Restricted: 1951974
Funds Total: 4847273
Count Employees: 173
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: GROUNDWORK NORTH EAST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1993-03-01T00:00:00

Charity Name: GROUNDWORK NORTH EAST
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2015-01-13T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 4027514
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1116791
Assoc Charity Name: GROUNDWORK NORTHUMBERLAND

Charity Name: GROUNDWORK NORTH EAST
Charity Event Order: 4
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2017-01-23T00:00:00
Reason: Amalgamated
Assoc Organisation Number: 3984309
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1087917
Assoc Charity Name: GROUNDWORK SOUTH TEES

Charity Name: GROUNDWORK NORTH EAST
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2015-10-08T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 3977698
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1085048
Assoc Charity Name: 2D (SUPPORT FOR THE VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY SECTOR OF TEESDALE AND WEAR VALLEY)

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 31/03/1992 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 28/08/1992, 08/08/1996, 05/10/96, 25/08/2005, 24/05/2006, 10/10/2006 & 08/05/2009. CERT INCORPORATED NAME CHANGE 29/05/2009. AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 10/02/2011 AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON02/04/2011 02/04/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/09/2012NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 16 MAR 2016
Charitable Objects: (1) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN THE NORTH EAST AND CUMBRIA REGIONS OF ENGLAND (THE 'AREA');(2) TO 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 AREA OF BENEFIT; (3) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS AND OTHER WAYS OF BETTER CONSERVING, PROTECTING AND IMPROVING THE SAME WHERESOEVER; (4 TO PROMOTE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3)
Area Of Benefit: NORTH EAST AND CUMBRIA AREAS OF ENGLAND

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 122886
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: WEST DURHAM GROUNDWORK TRUST

Charity Name Id: 122882
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: GROUNDWORK WEST DURHAM & DARLINGTON

Charity Name Id: 122880
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: GROUNDWORK WEST DURHAM

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures