Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 11

Good reserves management: +3

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 14

GROUNDWORK WALES

Groundwork's purpose is to build sustainable communities in areas of need through joint environmental action

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Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

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		£1,379	£1,285	£95	£0	£1,061	£876	8.2	31	824
31/03/22		£1,707	£1,511	£197	£0	£966	£721	5.7	31	55
31/03/21		£1,366	£1,263	£103	£0	£769	£595	5.7	37	337
31/03/20		£1,494	£1,649	£-155	£0	£667	£450	3.3	43	10
31/03/19		£1,072	£1,064	£8	£0	£554	£550	6.2	25	100
31/03/18		£1,239	£1,209	£30	£0	£556	£518	5.1	54	0
31/03/17		£1,742	£1,657	£85	£0	£526	£526	3.8	45	0
31/03/16	*	£1,644	£1,659	£-15	£0	£6	£6	0	35	0
31/03/15		£1,085	£1,111	£-25	£4	£22	£22	0.2	17	0
31/03/14	*	£1,328	£1,441	£-113	£7	£47	£47	0.4	7	0
31/03/13	*	£1,754	£1,749	£5	£9	£160	£160	1.1	14	0
31/03/12	*	£4,324	£4,119	£205	£446	£337	£337	1	180	0
31/03/11		£1,768	£1,749	£19	£9	£132	£132	0.9	10	0
31/03/10		£1,636	£1,631	£4	£9	£114	£114	0.8	9	0
31/03/09		£1,677	£1,657	£20	£22	£109	£109	0.8	13	0
31/03/08		£1,938	£2,059	£-121	£25	£89	£89	0.5	17	0
31/03/07	*	£1,325	£1,350	£-25	£6	£211	£40	0.4	20	0
31/03/06		£1,192	£1,020	£173	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£916	£913	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£1,010	£999	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 20%
Liabilities/Income: 19%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 83%
Reserves/Spending: 8.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 3.2

Asset Split ?

Established: 21 years
(25 years as a company)

www.groundwork.org.uk/wales

kath.williams@groundwork.org.uk

01495222605

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

31 employees
824 volunteers

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Groundwork Wales
£58,020	29/11/2023	Towards project costs for Healthy Rivers South East Wales working with communities and partners across the South East Valleys catchment region to conserve the health of regional rivers
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£50,000	07/02/2020	Groundwork Wales
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£50,000	27/06/2018	Groundwork Wales Environmental Programme.
National Lottery Community Fund - Lansbury Greenspace
£11,680	01/06/2016 6	Lansbury Greenspace
National Lottery Community Fund - Go-Green4Health
£883,700	20/03/2014 24	The project will facilitate a programme of 'Community Prescription' to physical activity designed to prevent ill health and improve the management of chronic conditions. This will involve working ....more The project will facilitate a programme of 'Community Prescription' to physical activity designed to prevent ill health and improve the management of chronic conditions. This will involve working with the community and health organisations to promote General Practitioners to refer and accept self referrals to the programme. The project aims to get 5,400 beneficiaries accessing the physical activity sessions in local natural environments, whilst using innovative technology, to monitor beneficiary progress.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees:

BIVIN MATHEW Appointed: 2016

JAMES PARKIN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director

NATALIE REEES Appointed: 2016

SHANE WILLIAMS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Councillor

JEFF GREENIDGE (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Business Owner- Consultancy, Other trusteeships: NATIONAL LEARNING AND WORK INSTITUTE, Ufi VocTech Trust,

PHIL FIANDER OBE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Deputy Ceo, Other trusteeships: GROUNDWORK CAERPHILLY, BRIDGEND ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/03/2003, number: 1096662
Registered at Companies House on 09/06/1998, number: 03577896

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Investment
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

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR16: 2 days late, AR14: 1 days late, AR13: 138 days late, AR12: 2 days late, AR07: 1 days late, AR05: 2 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

Groundwork Wales
Ty Mynyddislwyn Environment Centre
Bryn Road
Pontllanfraith
BLACKWOOD
Gwent

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY ARE FIRSTLY TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ANYWHERE IN THE AREA AND SECONDLY 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 WORKING IN OR RESORTING TO WALES' AND THIRDLY TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS AND OF THE WAYS OR BETTER CONSERVING, PROTECTING AND IMPROVING THE SAME WHERESOEVER AND FOURTHLY TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF OTHER CHARITIES HAVING OBJECTS SIMILAR TO THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ANYWHERE IN WALES.

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