Groundwork London

Analysis

Groundwork London is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04212532). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Groundwork London reported income of £27.9m and spending of £28.2m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £21.0m to £27.9m (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Groundwork London sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thomas Coram Foundation for Children (Formerly Foundling Hospital) (£27.6m), Solihull School (£28.1m) and National Grocers Benevolent Fund (£27.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99% and investments 1.5%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Reserves of £10.1m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 395 people.