Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited

Analysis

Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hebburn. It was registered in January 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02592100). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited reported income of £2.9m and spending of £3.0m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.0m to £2.9m (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust Limited (£2.9m), Groundwork North Wales (£2.9m) and Hawk Conservancy Trust Limited (£2.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88%, trading 6.8%, donations and legacies 3.0% and investments 1.8%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 6.5%. Reserves of £333k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 58 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.