Groundwork Northamptonshire

Analysis

Groundwork Northamptonshire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northamptonshire. It was registered in May 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05679933). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Groundwork Northamptonshire reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.4m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.4m (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 Northamptonshire 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 Valleys Kids (£1.4m), Walk to the Horizon Limited (£1.4m) and Music Camp Trust (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £226k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 26 people.