Overall GiG Score: 19 ?
Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 10
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +10

GROUNDWORK SOUTH AND NORTH TYNESIDE LIMITED 

Working with communities to build stronger neighbourhoods.Working to realise the potential of young peopleThrough education, promoting learning, citizenship and sustainabilityWorking to reconnect people and placesWorking to provide training for employment and stimulating enterpriseWorking to help businesses succeed
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and a Community Foundation
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 32 years

www.groundwork-stan.org.uk

lynne.owen@groundwork.org.uk

01914281144

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£2,377£2,481£-104£153£2,779£2,67612.965250
31/03/22£2,009£2,051£-41£142£2,815£2,68715.76632
31/03/21£1,952£1,838£113£124£2,924£2,72617.857150
31/03/20£2,149£2,210£-61£265£2,811£2,56013.964378
31/03/19£1,814£2,238£-423£226£2,872£2,73714.7661,700
31/03/18*£1,789£3,184£-1,395£251£3,295£3,11011.7660
31/03/17*£2,038£2,444£-406£306£4,690£4,69023740
31/03/16£2,218£2,366£-147£147£5,096£5,09625.9560
31/03/15£2,157£2,343£-186£208£5,229£5,22926.8550
31/03/14£2,281£2,100£181£400£5,433£5,43331560
31/03/13£2,175£2,233£-58£494£5,079£5,07927.3620
31/03/12£3,450£3,319£130£385£5,149£4,98518600
31/03/11£3,894£3,534£360£411£5,117£4,63715.7670
31/03/10£2,879£2,831£48£263£4,863£4,76820.2660
31/03/09£2,104£2,034£69£46£4,693£4,69327.7550
31/03/08£1,785£1,688£97£68£4,832£4,83134.3470
31/03/07£1,567£1,359£208£67£4,769£4,49139.7410
31/03/06£2,200£2,026£174£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£1,964£1,759£205£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£1,372£1,127£245£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 19%
Liabilities/Income: 28%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
Reserves/Spending: 12.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.9
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Who works here?
  • 65 employees
  • 250 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, South Tyneside,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£372,826
National Lottery Heritage Fund£292,879
DCMS£115,416
BBC Children in Need£60,223
The Ballinger Charitable Trust£25,062
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited
£32,928 28/09/2023
This project will deliver Forest School activities with children from deprived areas to improve their life skills.
National Lottery Community Fund - Green Doctor
£10,000 29/09/2022
The funding will be used to recruit and train a new apprentice in energy advice. The project aims to provide vulnerable people with help with reducing energy bills via a number of different ways ....more
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Groundwork South Tyneside
£6,562 01/06/2022
Towards salary costs of the Young Carers' service
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Groundwork South and North Tyneside Ltd
£249,979 30/03/2022
Skills from the Past for the Future
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Groundwork South and North Tyneside
£7,857 25/01/2022
3
We wish to offer practical help for people in crisis this winter, offering support to at least 50 of the most vulnerable households in South Tyneside with fuel vouchers, LED lightbulbs and warm ....more
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Groundwork South and North Tyneside
£4,992 16/12/2021
Delivering employability coaching for young people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities in South Tyneside
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Groundwork South and North Tyneside
£1,000 10/11/2021
Purchasing PPE and providing Lantra courses for young people aged 18 - 25 from South Tyneside as part of the Kickstart supported employment programme
National Lottery Community Fund - Bulky Waste Sustainability Hub - Repair and Reuse Solutions
£149,964 04/10/2021
Led by Groundwork North and South Tyneside this project will expand its current offer of recycling re-using and selling bulky waste items. The group will partner with South Tyneside Council and Our ....more
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£4,720 22/09/2021
6
Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Summer of Play
£10,000 07/05/2021
The funding will be used to deliver four months of outdoor nature and play opportunities for disadvantaged families in South Tyneside during the Summer and October half-term holidays. This aims to ....more
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Groundwork South Tyneside
£18,500 18/09/2020
12
Towards core costs of operation
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£42,736 02/09/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Groundwork South and North Tyneside
£42,900 01/07/2020
COVID19: Groundwork South and North Tyneside
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Groundwork South Tyneside & Newcastle
£27,295 28/05/2020
36
This project will provide forest school activities for children aged 0 to 4, experiencing local deprivation in areas of South Tyneside. The project aims to achieve increased confidence, improved ....more
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - A project to engage a group of young people with learning difficulties to explore their local heritage and further develop their own small business
£5,000 09/04/2020
A project to engage a group of young people with learning difficulties to explore their local heritage and further develop their own small business
DCMS - Jarrow Hall Recovery
£72,680 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
National Lottery Community Fund - Marsden Community Hub
£192,862 19/02/2020
60
The funding will help develop the Mardsen Health & Wellbeing Centre in South Shields, which serves hundreds of members of the local community of Marsden. The aim is to use their breath of ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Groundwork South and North Tyneside
£6,159 11/12/2019
11
We wish to expand on our energy advice service and provide a series of 22 community based energy focused drop-ins across the North and South Tyneside region.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Supporting young people to become more engaged with green spaces in South Tyneside
£4,620 18/10/2019
Supporting young people to become more engaged with green spaces in South Tyneside
National Lottery Community Fund - Marsden Road Youth Space
£10,000 03/09/2019
12
Marsden Road Youth Space
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Groundwork South Tyneside
£7,482 01/03/2019
12
Local community micro-grants.
National Lottery Community Fund - South Tyneside Green Space Forum
£43,140 18/10/2018
36
The Green Space Forum, set up in partnership between Groundwork and Inspire South Tyneside, will support and encourage additional activities and events in parks and green spaces across South ....more
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Woodland Connectors
£11,500 25/09/2018
Woodland Connectors
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Future Proof Parks
£4,627 31/05/2018
Future Proof Parks
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Groundwork South Tyneside & Newcastle
£26,500 14/12/2017
Jarrow Hall Enterprise
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Groundwork South Tyneside & Newcastle
£17,394 13/11/2017
24
This project will deliver weekly two hour sessions with children and their families teaching them how to cook healthy balanced meals on a budget. Children will develop new skills, adopt healthy ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Groundwork South Tyneside & Newcastle
£59,900 30/08/2017
Jarrow Hall Parent masterplan - Curating a resilient future for a revived heritage site
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Enrichment for young people
£5,150 02/02/2017
Towards Enrichment for young people
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Metro Green Team
£9,980 08/12/2015
Towards Metro Green Team
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Green Gym in Leazes Park
£2,500 03/09/2015
Towards Green Gym in Leazes Park
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Improving access to and within West Boldon Lodge.
£16,817 09/06/2015
Towards Improving access to and within West Boldon Lodge.
Sport England - Marsden Road Health and Wellbeing Centre
£6,469 12/09/2013
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Marsden Road Health and Wellbeing Centre'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
National Lottery Community Fund - Tyneside Blue Gym
£105,728 10/08/2011
36
An activity project to improve the mental and physical well-being of disadvantaged people, in particular, those with learning difficulties or disabilities, people with drug and alcohol issues, and ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 36-75
  • KELLY CREWS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Facilities Management
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/01/1992, number: 1007918
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/03/1991, number: 02592100
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 48 days late, AR18: 1 days late, AR17: 2 days late, AR05: 22 days late, AR04: 85 days late,
Main office

South Tyneside Groundwork Trust Ltd
The Eco Centre
Windmill Way
Hebburn
NE31 1SR

Objectives

3.4 TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION WITHIN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF SOUTH TYNESIDE AND THE CITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:3.4.1 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT,3.4 2 THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT;3.4.3 SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES3.5 TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:(A) PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES,(H) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES,(C) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL GROWTH AND REGENERATION .3.6 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SUBJECT 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 ARTICLE 3.5 ABOVE MEANS DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATION TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS. 3. 7 TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCIES AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CHARITIES IN DIRECT FURTHERANCE OF THEIR OBJECTS (OR ANY ONE OF THEM) BY THE PROVISION OF THE INFORMATION, ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE IN THE ESTABLISHMENT, ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH CHARITIES INCLUDING ASSISTANCE OF ANY TYPES IN CONNECTION WITH RAISING AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.3.8 TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCIES AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, SUPPORT AND ADVICE TO LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE BOROUGH OF SOUTH TYNESIDE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, GATESHEAD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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