Groundwork Wales

Analysis

Groundwork Wales is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blackwood. It was registered in March 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03577896). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Groundwork Wales reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.5m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £1.4m (+1.5%), an average of +0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Groundwork Wales sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Dance Company Wales (£1.4m), Zion Arts Centre Limited (£1.4m) and The English Concert (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £767k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 28 people.