GROUNDWORK CHESHIRE LANCASHIRE & MERSEYSIDE

Charity number: 514727
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Groundwork delivers projects and programmes that can help: Building safer stronger communities, Helping young people realise their potential, Promoting health and well being, Reducing carbon emissions and tackling climate change, Supporting local skills and enterprise

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£5,423,496

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Donations and legacies £3
Charitable activities £5.37m
Other trading activities £40.69k
Investments £11.15k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£5,163,974

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Raising funds £0
Charitable activities £5.16m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £912,250 from 11 government contract(s) and £488,390 from 6 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 £5.16m
Retained for future use £259.52k

People

83 Employee(s)

9 Trustee(s)

900 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 3
£80k to £90k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • 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
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 February 1984: Standard registration
  • 19 January 2017: Funds received from 514769 GROUNDWORK CHESHIRE
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • GROUNDWORK WIGAN AND CHORLEY (Working name)
  • GROUNDWORK CHESHIRE LANCAHSIRE & MERSEYSIDE (Previous name)
  • GROUNDWORK LANCASHIRE WEST AND WIGAN LIMITED (Previous name)
  • WIGAN AND CHORLEY GROUNDWORK TRUST LIMITED (Previous name)
  • WIGAN GROUNDWORK TRUST LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
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
  • Investing charity funds 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
TRACY FISHWICK Chair 01 April 2015
None on record
Brendan Flanagan Trustee 22 March 2024
None on record
Angela Connolly Trustee 17 March 2023
None on record
Fiona Reynolds Trustee 10 December 2021
None on record
Paul Booth Trustee 10 December 2021
PARENTING 2000
Received: On time
Tolu Omideyi Trustee 10 December 2021
None on record
Philip John Hargreaves Trustee 08 March 2019
None on record
Christopher Mark Wilkinson Trustee 08 March 2019
None on record
Paul Roots Trustee 01 April 2015
THE FEDERATION OF GROUNDWORK TRUSTS
Received: On time

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 £4.71m £3.84m £5.29m £4.96m £5.42m
Total expenditure £4.70m £3.61m £4.94m £4.96m £5.16m
Income from government contracts £776.00k £820.00k £637.74k £874.33k £912.25k
Income from government grants £47.00k £242.28k £306.16k £112.42k £488.39k
Income - Donations and legacies £0 £311.06k £14.09k £364 £3
Income - Other trading activities £15.55k £4.85k £25.08k £37.22k £40.69k
Income - Charitable activities £4.70m £3.52m £5.25m £4.92m £5.37m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £701 £138 £103 £1.93k £11.15k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £4.70m £3.61m £4.94m £4.96m £5.16m
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Governance £0 £12.53k £15.98k £13.10k £13.04k
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 £113.71k £118.81k £117.95k £112.88k £147.58k
Long-term investments £2 £2 £2 £2 £2
Other assets £2.31m £2.49m £3.14m £2.69m £3.31m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £949.58k £899.27k £1.20m £734.89k £1.13m

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 24 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 24 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 19 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 19 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 10 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 10 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 05 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 05 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 INCORPORATED 26/10/1983 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/06/1995 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/04/2007 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/12/2013 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 13/03/2015

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY ARE: 2.1 TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL NATURE AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT IN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WIGAN, THE BOROUGH OF BLACKPOOL AND THE BOROUGHS OF CHORLEY, LANCASTER, PRESTON, FYLDE, WYRE, SOUTH RIBBLE AND WEST LANCASHIRE IN THE COUNTY OF LANCASHIRE, AND CHESHIRE EAST, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITY AREAS OF HALTON, WARRINGTON, KNOWSLEY, ST HELENS, SEFTON, LIVERPOOL AND WIRRAL (?THE AREA OF BENEFIT?); 2.2 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 OR WORKING OR RESORTING TO THE AREA OF BENEFIT; 2.3 TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS AND OTHER WAYS OF BETTER CONSERVING, PROTECTING AND IMPROVING THE SAME WHERESOEVER; 2.4 TO PROMOTE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, URBAN AND RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY: 2.4.1 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT; 2.4.2 THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT; 2.4.3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RE-TRAINING PARTICULARLY AMONGST UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE; 2.4.4 THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, OR 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: (A) IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS; OR (B) TO EXISTING BUSINESSES; 2.4.5 THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORK SPACE, BUILDINGS AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS; 2.4.6 THE PROVISION OF HOUSING FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF HOUSING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR OR IN CHARITABLE OWNERSHIP PROVIDED THAT SUCH POWER SHALL NOT EXTEND TO RELIEVING ANY LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR OTHER BODIES OF A STATUTORY DUTY TO PROVIDE OR IMPROVE HOUSING; 2.4.7 THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES; 2.4.8 THE PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS OR SITES OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE; 2.4.9 THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AND/OR THOSE WHO, BY REASONS OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES; 2.4.10 THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT; 2.4.11 THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILD CARE; 2.4.12 THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME; AND 2.4.13 SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES; 2.5 TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY: 2.5.1 THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES; 2.5.2 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES; AND 2.5.3 THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL GROWTH AND REGENERATION; 2.6 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; ?SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT? IN THIS ARTICLE AND IN ARTICLE 3.5 ABOVE MEANS ?DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS? 2.7 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; AND 2.8 TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY PROVISION OF INFORMATION SUPPORT AND ADVICE TO LOCAL COMMUNITY BASED GROUPS TO CONSERVE PROTECT AND IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Area of benefit

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

METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WIGAN, THE BOROUGH OF BLACKPOOL & THE BOROUGHS OF CHORLEY, LANCASTER, PRESTON, FYLDE, WYRE, SOUTH RIBBLE & WEST LANCASHIRE IN THE COUNTY OF LANCASHIRE CHESHIRE, WARRINGTON, HALTON AND WIRRAL

Contact information

Address:
74-80 HALLGATE
WIGAN
LANCS
WN1 1HP
Phone:
01942821444
Email:
clm@groundwork.org.uk
Website:

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