GROUNDWORK WALES — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 24 March 2003
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03577896
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,386,155
Latest expenditure: £1,457,154
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Groundwork Wales, Ty Mynyddislwyn Environment Centre, Bryn Road, Pontllanfraith, BLACKWOOD, Gwent

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Groundwork's purpose is to build sustainable communities in areas of need through joint environmental action

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: 20 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 20 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,386,155
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,457,154

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: 16 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 16 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,193,138
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,261,844

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: 22 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 22 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,379,141
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,284,600

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: 17 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 17 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,707,445
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,510,781

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: £1,365,693
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,262,891

04 Official extract

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: 20 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,386,155
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,457,154
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 36872
Income From Government Grants: £278,087
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 1347

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: 16 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,193,138
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,261,844
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Contracts: 38831
Income From Government Grants: £300,836
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 Volunteers: 256

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: 22 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,379,141
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,284,600
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 398292
Income From Government Grants: £246,872
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 824

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: 17 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,707,445
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,510,781
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £7
Income From Government Contracts: 306500
Income From Government Grants: £500,727
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 Volunteers: 55

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: £1,365,693
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,262,891
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £7
Income From Government Contracts: 176983
Income From Government Grants: £696,422
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 Volunteers: 337

05 Official extract

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: 20 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 8466
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1377117
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 572
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1386155
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,457,154
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1457154
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 44891
Expenditure Support Costs: 238891
Expenditure Depreciation: 26675
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £766,842
Assets Total Fixed: 170463
Assets Own Use: 170463
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £979,680
Assets Total Liabilities: £229,299
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £920,844
Creditors One Year Total Current: 229299
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £767,574
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 766842
Funds Restricted: 154002
Funds Total: 920844
Count Employees: 28
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: 16 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 16567
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1176571
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1193138
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,261,844
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1261844
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 28625
Expenditure Support Costs: 212986
Expenditure Depreciation: 27332
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £699,816
Assets Total Fixed: 183380
Assets Own Use: 183380
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,009,599
Assets Total Liabilities: £201,136
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £991,843
Creditors One Year Total Current: 201136
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £814,459
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 823638
Funds Restricted: 168205
Funds Total: 991843
Count Employees: 28
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: 22 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 6702
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1372152
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 287
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1379141
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,284,600
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1284600
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 46236
Expenditure Support Costs: 235441
Expenditure Depreciation: 28392
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £721,146
Assets Total Fixed: 210711
Assets Own Use: 210711
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,113,393
Assets Total Liabilities: £263,555
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,060,549
Creditors One Year Total Current: 263555
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £852,054
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 876338
Funds Restricted: 184211
Funds Total: 1060549
Count Employees: 31
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: 17 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 64291
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1610180
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 32984
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1707455
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,510,781
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1510781
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 42514
Expenditure Support Costs: 224239
Expenditure Depreciation: 26030
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £559,855
Assets Total Fixed: 236150
Assets Own Use: 236150
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £968,306
Assets Total Liabilities: £238,448
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £966,008
Creditors One Year Total Current: 238448
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £731,713
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 721146
Funds Restricted: 244862
Funds Total: 966008
Count Employees: 31
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: 15201
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1345656
Income Investments: 5
Income Other: 4831
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1365693
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,262,891
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1262891
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 30262
Expenditure Support Costs: 203257
Expenditure Depreciation: 22182
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £480,420
Assets Total Fixed: 171135
Assets Own Use: 171135
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £915,148
Assets Total Liabilities: £316,959
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £769,324
Creditors One Year Total Current: 316959
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £632,357
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 595145
Funds Restricted: 174179
Funds Total: 769324
Count Employees: 37
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout Wales
Welsh Ind: Yes

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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

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

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

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: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: GROUNDWORK WALES
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2003-03-24T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 9 JUNE 1998 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF 17 FEBRUARY 2006.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/10/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08/05/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11 MAR 2016
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY ARE FIRSTLY TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ANYWHERE IN THE AREA AND SECONDLY 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 WALES' AND THIRDLY TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS AND OF THE WAYS OR BETTER CONSERVING, PROTECTING AND IMPROVING THE SAME WHERESOEVER AND FOURTHLY TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF OTHER CHARITIES HAVING OBJECTS SIMILAR TO THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY.
Area Of Benefit: ANYWHERE IN WALES.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures