GROUNDWORK EAST

Charity number: 293141
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Groundwork is an environmental charity that works alongside the whole community to transform places and lives Building of sustainable communities through joint environmental action. Environmental Regeneration throughout Hertfordshire, Luton and Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Peterborough, Suffolk, Essex, Norfolk and surrounding areas.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£2,559,498

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Donations and legacies £29.49k
Charitable activities £2.52m
Other trading activities £0
Investments £8.19k
Other £2.00k

Total expenditure:
£2,574,867

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Raising funds £0
Charitable activities £2.57m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £284,570 from 20 government contract(s) and £3,864 from 3 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £0
Charitable expenditure £2.57m

People

50 Employee(s)

10 Trustee(s)

135 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 2
£80k to £90k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Cambridgeshire
  • Central Bedfordshire
  • Essex
  • Hertfordshire
  • Luton
  • Norfolk
  • Suffolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 December 1985: Standard registration
  • 13 July 2016: Funds received from 1128554 EASTFEAST TRUST LIMITED
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • GROUNDWORK HERTFORDSHIRE (Working name)
  • THE HERTFORDSHIRE GROUNDWORK TRUST (Previous name)
Company number:
01944186 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
PATRICK JOHN HUGHES Chair 07 July 2021
None on record
Annabel Flint Trustee 25 March 2025
None on record
Kevin Jones Trustee 25 March 2025
None on record
Dr Elisabeth George Trustee 28 September 2022
None on record
John Chesters Trustee 28 September 2022
MILTON KEYNES HOMELESSNESS PARTNERSHIP
Received: On time
Lisa Goldsmith Trustee 07 July 2021
None on record
Temiloluwa Olubukola Awofala Trustee 07 July 2021
None on record
Mark Roger Hubbocks Trustee 23 April 2020
None on record
Richard Charles Powell Trustee 27 June 2019
NORFOLK WILDLIFE TRUST
Received: On time
Philip John Bibby Trustee 23 January 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £2.50m £1.95m £2.45m £2.95m £2.56m
Total expenditure £2.51m £2.07m £2.37m £2.55m £2.57m
Income from government contracts £1.08m £769.85k £874.08k £1.10m £284.57k
Income from government grants £196.33k £95.79k £203.96k £229.90k £3.86k
Income - Donations and legacies £26.18k £355.80k £65.30k £475.22k £29.49k
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £2.47m £1.59m £2.38m £2.45m £2.52m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £2.86k £1.80k £1.82k £4.32k £8.19k
Income - Other £960 £2.37k £1.06k £18.70k £2.00k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £2.51m £2.07m £2.37m £2.55m £2.57m
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Governance £25.70k £22.11k £28.47k £25.94k £20.25k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £54.50k £54.41k £62.10k £419.55k £434.70k
Long-term investments £100 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £1.11m £1.12m £1.15m £1.21m £1.26m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £555.68k £677.52k £629.72k £644.21k £727.80k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 26 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 26 November 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 12 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 12 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 21 July 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 21 July 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 14 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 14 September 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 28 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 28 January 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 3/9/1985 AS AMENDED 12/11/1985, 12/11/1996, 20/10/1998, 13/12/2005 AND 20/03/2008 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 20/07/2015 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 23 JUL 2015 as amended on 21 Jul 2022

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY ARE: 4.1 TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL, NATURAL AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT IN THE AREA; 4.2 TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THOSE LIVING IN OR VISITING THE AREA; 4.3 TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS AND OTHER WAYS OF BETTER CONSERVING, PROTECTING AND IMPROVING THE SAME WHERESOEVER; 4.4 TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, ADVICE AND SUPPORT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PROVISION OF YOUTH SUPPORT SERVICES, PARTICULARLY IN THE AREAS OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY, TO THOSE FACING DIFFICULTIES IN ACCESSING MAINSTREAM EDUCATION OR IN OBTAINING RELEVANT TRAINING OR QUALIFICATIONS, OR WHO ARE IN ECONOMIC AND OTHER KINDS OF NEED; 4.5 TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION WITHIN THE AREA BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: 4.5.1 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT; 4.5.2 THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT; 4.5.3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RE-TRAINING PARTICULARLY AMONGST UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE; 4.5.4 THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP: I. IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESSES; OR II. TO EXISTING BUSINESSES; 4.5.5 THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORK SPACE, BUILDINGS AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS; 4.5.6 THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF ROUTEWAYS SUCH AS FOOTPATHS AND CYCLEWAYS AND ACCESS TO MAIN TRANSPORT ROUTES; 4.5.7 THE PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS OR SITES OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE; 4.5.8 THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AND/OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES; 4.5.9 THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING THE RECLAMATION OF DERELICT LAND FOR USE AS OPEN SPACE; 4.5.10 THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF SCHEMES TO PROMOTE HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES AND CRÈCHE FACILITIES TO INCREASE THE ABILITY OF PARENTS TO TAKE UP EMPLOYMENT; 4.5.11 THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME, INCLUDING THE ALLEVIATION OF ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR; 4.5.12 SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES. 4.6 TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC WITHIN THE AREA BY: 4.6.1 THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES; 4.6.2 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES; 4.6.3 THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION. 4.7 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SUBJECTS RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PROTECTION, ENHANCEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO PROMOTE STUDY AND RESEARCH IN SUCH SUBJECTS PROVIDED THAT THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH STUDY ARE DISSEMINATED TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. 4.8 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THIS ARTICLE ABOVE MEANS DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS. 4.9 TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES IN THE DIRECT FURTHERANCE OF THEIR OBJECTS (OR ANY ONE OF THEM) BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE IN THE ESTABLISHMENT, ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH CHARITIES INCLUDING ASSISTANCE OF ALL TYPES IN CONNECTION WITH THE RAISING AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS. 4.10 TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, SUPPORT AND ADVICE TO LOCAL COMMUNITY BASED GROUPS ANYWHERE IN THE AREA.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

THE COUNTIES OF HERTFORDSHIRE, BEDFORDSHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, SUFFOLK, ESSEX, NORFOLK AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

Contact information

Address:
Groundwork East
Hertford Road
Hatfield
Hertfordshire
AL9 5PE
Phone:
01707260129
Email:
hertfordshire@groundwork.org.uk
Website:

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