Groundwork Greater Manchester

Analysis

Groundwork Greater Manchester is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in June 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage, economic/community development/employment and armed forces/emergency service efficiency, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06543150). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Groundwork Greater Manchester reported income of £8.0m and spending of £7.9m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.5m to £8.0m (+125%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Groundwork Greater Manchester sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Environmental Justice Foundation Charitable Trust (£7.8m), Plantlife International-The Wild Plant Conservation Charity (£8.1m) and Iseal Alliance (£7.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £1.7m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 137 people.