Newground Together

Analysis

Newground Together is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blackburn. It was registered in July 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, 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 02501885). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Newground Together reported income of £8.6m and spending of £6.7m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £11.2m to £8.6m (-23%), an average of -6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Newground Together 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 Staffordshire Wildlife Trust Limited (£8.5m), The British Trust for Ornithology (£8.7m) and King Charles III Charitable Fund (£8.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 44%, trading 40%, donations and legacies 15% and investments 1.3%. Charitable activities took 62% of spending and raising funds 37%. Grants to other organisations totalled £85k. Reserves of £3.2m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 110 people.