Ground Floor
Analysis
Ground Floor is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in December 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01867571). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2026, Ground Floor reported income of £40k and spending of £43k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £40k to £40k (+0.1%), an average of +0.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Ground Floor sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mitalee Youth Association (£40k), The New Addington Good Samaritans (£40k) and The Tenby Relief in Need and Pensions Charity (£40k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Project was set up in 1981 by local people for local people to provide community facilities for disadvantaged groups living in the Calder Valley, Luddendenfoot and Todmorden of Calderdale. In addition to developing a number of local community initiatives and not-for-profit social enterprises, the Ground Floor project runs the Salem Community Resource Centre, housing 28 community groups.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Mitalee Youth Association | Luton | £40k |
| The New Addington Good Samaritans | Surrey | £40k |
| The Tenby Relief in Need and Pensions Charity | Carmarthen | £40k |
| Ace Youth Trust | Ashbourne | £40k |