GROUNDWORK CHESHIRE LANCASHIRE & MERSEYSIDE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 20 February 1984
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 01764848
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £6,884,300
Latest expenditure: £6,362,670
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 74-80 HALLGATE, WIGAN, LANCS, WN1 1HP

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Groundwork delivers projects and programmes that can help: Building safer stronger communities, Helping young people realise their potential, Promoting health and well being, Reducing carbon emissions and tackling climate change, Supporting local skills and enterprise

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: 30 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £6,884,300
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,362,670

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: 24 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 24 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £5,423,496
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,163,974

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: 26 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 26 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £4,960,095
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,956,892

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: 19 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 19 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £5,291,707
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,935,912

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: 10 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 10 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,840,405
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,605,480

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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: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £6,884,300
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,362,670
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 11
Count Govt Grants: £20
Income From Government Contracts: 644632
Income From Government Grants: £1,568,238
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: 3
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 905

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: 24 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £5,423,496
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,163,974
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 11
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Contracts: 912250
Income From Government Grants: £488,390
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: 3
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 900

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: 26 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £4,960,095
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,956,892
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 15
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Contracts: 874331
Income From Government Grants: £112,418
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 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 576

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: 19 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £5,291,707
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,935,912
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 8
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Contracts: 637740
Income From Government Grants: £306,156
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 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 842

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: 10 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,840,405
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,605,480
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 11
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Contracts: 819998
Income From Government Grants: £242,280
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: 700

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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: 30 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 16817
Income Other Trading Activities: 31884
Income Charitable Activities: 6816964
Income Investments: 18635
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 6884300
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £6,362,670
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 6362670
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 809048
Expenditure Depreciation: 26670
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,260,038
Assets Total Fixed: 154353
Assets Own Use: 154351
Assets Long Term Investment: 2
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,884,852
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,194,262
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,844,943
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1194262
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £2,751,661
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1414391
Funds Restricted: 1430552
Funds Total: 2844943
Count Employees: 93
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: 24 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 3
Income Other Trading Activities: 40685
Income Charitable Activities: 5371659
Income Investments: 11149
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 5423496
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £5,163,974
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 5163974
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 13039
Expenditure Support Costs: 708624
Expenditure Depreciation: 25421
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,070,000
Assets Total Fixed: 147578
Assets Own Use: 147576
Assets Long Term Investment: 2
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,305,595
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,129,860
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,323,313
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1129860
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £2,104,905
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1220594
Funds Restricted: 1102719
Funds Total: 2323313
Count Employees: 83
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: 26 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 364
Income Other Trading Activities: 37216
Income Charitable Activities: 4920584
Income Investments: 1931
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4960095
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £4,956,892
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 4956892
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 13100
Expenditure Support Costs: 690828
Expenditure Depreciation: 22858
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £955,943
Assets Total Fixed: 112886
Assets Own Use: 112884
Assets Long Term Investment: 2
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,685,796
Assets Total Liabilities: £734,891
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,063,791
Creditors One Year Total Current: 734891
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,741,741
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1068829
Funds Restricted: 994962
Funds Total: 2063791
Count Employees: 96
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: 19 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 14085
Income Other Trading Activities: 25076
Income Charitable Activities: 5252443
Income Investments: 103
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 5291707
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £4,935,912
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 4935912
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 15976
Expenditure Support Costs: 628065
Expenditure Depreciation: 15749
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,055,976
Assets Total Fixed: 117951
Assets Own Use: 117949
Assets Long Term Investment: 2
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,138,338
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,195,701
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,060,588
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1195701
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,766,732
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1055976
Funds Restricted: 1004612
Funds Total: 2060588
Count Employees: 105
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: 10 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 311063
Income Other Trading Activities: 4852
Income Charitable Activities: 3524352
Income Investments: 138
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3840405
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,605,480
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3605480
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 12527
Expenditure Support Costs: 765349
Expenditure Depreciation: 19532
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £814,312
Assets Total Fixed: 118810
Assets Own Use: 118808
Assets Long Term Investment: 2
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,485,251
Assets Total Liabilities: £899,268
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,704,793
Creditors One Year Total Current: 899268
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,406,140
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 933120
Funds Restricted: 771673
Funds Total: 1704793
Count Employees: 86
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: GROUNDWORK CHESHIRE LANCASHIRE & MERSEYSIDE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1984-02-20T00:00:00

Charity Name: GROUNDWORK CHESHIRE LANCASHIRE & MERSEYSIDE
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2017-01-19T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number: 514769
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 514769
Assoc Charity Name: GROUNDWORK CHESHIRE

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 26/10/1983AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/06/1995AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/04/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/12/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 13/03/2015 as amended on 14 Mar 2025
Charitable Objects: The objects of the Company are:2.1 to promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical nature and social environment in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, the Borough of Blackpool and the Boroughs of Chorley, Lancaster, Preston, Fylde, Wyre, South Ribble and West Lancashire in the County of Lancashire, and Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester and the local authority areas of Halton, Warrington, Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Liverpool and Wirral, and other such areas as the Trustees shall in their absolute discretion determine from time to time (“the Area of Benefit”);2.2 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 or working or resorting to the Area of Benefit;2.3 to advance public education in environmental matters and other ways of better conserving, protecting and improving the same wheresoever;2.4 to promote, for the public benefit, urban and rural regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation in the Area of Benefit by:2.4.1 the relief of poverty in such ways as may be thought fit;2.4.2 the relief of unemployment in such ways as may be thought fit including assistance to find employment;2.4.3 the advancement of education, training or re-training particularly amongst unemployed people and providing unemployed people with work experience;2.4.4 the provision of financial assistance, technical assistance, or business advice or consultancy in order to provide training and employment opportunities for unemployed people in cases of financial or other charitable need through help:(a) in setting up their own business; or(b) to existing businesses;2.4.5 the creation of training and employment opportunities by the provision of work space, buildings and/or land for use on favourable terms;2.4.6 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;2.4.7 the maintenance, improvement or provision of public amenities;2.4.8 the preservation of buildings or sites of historic or architectural importance;2.4.9 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; 2.4.10 the protection or conservation of the environment;2.4.11 the provision of public health facilities and child care;2.4.12 the promotion of public safety and prevention of crime; and2.4.13 such other means as may from time to time be determined subject to the prior written consent of the Charity Commission for England and Wales;2.5 to promote sustainable development for the benefit of the public by:2.5.1 the preservation, conservation and the protection of the environment and the prudent use of resources;2.5.2 the relief of poverty and the improvement of the conditions of life in socially and economically disadvantaged communities; and2.5.3 the promotion of sustainable means of achieving economic and social growth and regeneration;2.6 to advance the education of the public in subjects relating to sustainable development and the protection, enhancement and rehabilitation of the environment and to promote study and research in such subjects provided that the useful results of such study are disseminated to the public at large;“sustainable development” in this Article and in Article 3.5 above means “development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”2.7 to promote the efficiency and effectiveness of charities in the direct furtherance of their objects (or any one of them) by the provision of information, advice and assistance in the establishment, administration and management of such charities including assistance of all types in connection with the raising and distribution of funds; and2.8 to promote the efficiency and effectiveness of the voluntary sector for the benefit of the public by provision of information support and advice to local community based groups to conserve protect and improve the physical and natural environment anywhere in the United Kingdom.
Area Of Benefit: METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WIGAN, THE BOROUGH OF BLACKPOOL & THE BOROUGHS OF CHORLEY, LANCASTER, PRESTON, FYLDE, WYRE, SOUTH RIBBLE & WEST LANCASHIRE IN THE COUNTY OF LANCASHIRE CHESHIRE, WARRINGTON, HALTON AND WIRRAL

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 175394
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: WIGAN AND CHORLEY GROUNDWORK TRUST LIMITED

Charity Name Id: 559993
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: GROUNDWORK CHESHIRE LANCAHSIRE & MERSEYSIDE

Charity Name Id: 175388
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: GROUNDWORK LANCASHIRE WEST AND WIGAN LIMITED

Charity Name Id: 175392
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: GROUNDWORK WIGAN AND CHORLEY

Charity Name Id: 175404
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: WIGAN GROUNDWORK TRUST LIMITED

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests