Taking Ground

Analysis

Taking Ground is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stockton-On-Tees. It was registered in December 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08295067). It says it provides human resources, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Taking Ground reported income of £118k and spending of £116k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £152k to £118k (-23%), an average of -6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Taking Ground sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tzdukes Yakov (£118k), Sketty Parochial Church Council (£118k) and Tenerife Family Church (£118k).