# THE FEDERATION OF GROUNDWORK TRUSTS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 291558
- **Other names:** GROUNDWORK FOUNDATION, GROUNDWORK UK
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** April 15, 1985
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=291558


## Contact

- **Address:** Suite B2, The Walker Building, 58 Oxford Street, Birmingham
- **Postcode:** B5 5NR
- **Phone:** 01212368565
- **Email:** info@groundwork.org.uk
- **Website:** www.groundwork.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (1) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ANYWHERE IN THE UK AND IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.(2) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THOSE LIVING OR WORKING ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.(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 WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM.(5) TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.(6) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SUBJECTS RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PROTECTION, ENHANCEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT.(7) TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES IN THE DIRECT FURTHERANCE OF THEIR OBJECTS BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE.(8) TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, SUPPORT AND ADVICE TO LOCAL COMMUNITY BASED GROUPS.FOR FULL DETAILS OF THE OBJECTS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF THE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION.

**Activities:** Groundwork supports communities in need, working with partners to help improve the quality of peoples lives, their prospects and potential and the places where they live, work and play.  Our vision is of a society of sustainable communities which are vibrant, healthy and safe, which respect the local and global environment and where individuals and enterprise prosper.

**Area of benefit:** WORLDWIDE




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £48741167 | £45733295 | £7014087 | 57 |
| March 31, 2024 | £21306994 | £22625010 | £4038816 | 54 |
| March 31, 2023 | £22764119 | £22973514 | £5237556 | 51 |
| March 31, 2022 | £21673554 | £21646752 | £5608471 | 51 |
| March 31, 2021 | £24356156 | £22432320 | £5524177 | 43 |



## Trustees

- Andrew Thompson — appointed March 13, 2025
- Anne-Marie Simpson — appointed Dec. 12, 2019
- Antony Nelson — appointed March 13, 2019
- Faiza Amin — appointed Sept. 16, 2019
- Jack White — appointed Sept. 16, 2019
- KAREN BALMER — appointed Sept. 19, 2022
- Nigel Reader — appointed July 21, 2021
- Oona Muirhead — appointed June 21, 2024
- Paul Roots — appointed March 13, 2019
- SARAH CLARKE — appointed Jan. 31, 2025
- Tina Cunliffe — appointed March 16, 2023