Groundwork West Midlands

Analysis

Groundwork West Midlands is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tipton Shopping Centre. It was registered in March 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 06823225). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Groundwork West Midlands reported income of £4.1m and spending of £3.9m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £4.1m (+169%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Groundwork West Midlands sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Society of Petroleum Engineers Europe Limited (£4.1m), Conserve Global (£4.2m) and Conservation Education & Research Trust (£4.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.1%. Reserves of £1.8m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 69 people.