Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 3

Accounts overdue -5
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -4

GROUNDWORK NORTHERN IRELAND

To promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment in the Island of Ireland (the Area) 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 the Area To advance public education in environmental matters and of the ways of better conserving, protecting, enhancing, improving and rehabilitating the same wheresoever including that which relates to sustainable development and the prudent use of resources 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: the relief of unemployment and poverty; the advancement of education, training or re-training particularly amongst unemployed people and providing unemployed people with work experience; the maintenance, improvement or provision of public amenities, including the provision of routeways such as footpaths and cycleways and access to main transport routes; the reclamation of derelict land for use as open space; the advancement, protection and promotion of health; the promotion of public safety and prevention of crime, including the alleviation of anti-social behaviour; such other means as may from time to time be determined subject to the prior written consent of the Commission To promote sustainable development by the promotion of sustainable means of achieving economic and social growth and regeneration for both the protection of the environment and the improvement of the conditions of life in socially and economically disadvantaged communities 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 to conserve protect and improve the physical and natural environment anywhere in the Area

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Financial issues to consider:

Latest accounts are overdue for filing
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 10 years

www.groundworkni.org.uk

info@groundworkni.co.uk

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Year end	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Income	£1,618,780	£1,858,784	£1,715,452	£1,687,675	£1,454,138	£1,386,712
Spending	£2,180,161	£1,850,840	£1,717,641	£1,455,548	£1,642,652	£1,757,946
Surplus/deficit	-£561,381	£7,944	-£2,189	£232,127	-£188,514	-£371,234

Listed activities

The advancement of citizenship or community development, The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity, The advancement of environmental protection or improvement

How it operates

Advice/advocacy/information, Community development, Community enterprise, Cross-border/cross-community, Education/training, Environment/sustainable development/conservation, Grant making, Rural development, Urban development, Youth development

Where it operates

Northern Ireland

This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Who it helps

Adult training, Asylum seekers/refugees, Children (5-13 year olds), Ethnic minorities, General public, Interface communities, Men, Mental health, Preschool (0-5 year olds), Unemployed/low income, Volunteers, Youth (14-25 year olds)

Who works here?

15 employees
10 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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£30,000	26/11/2021	Green Means Grow
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£60,000	08/05/2019	Green Means Go

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Further information may be available on the charity's page on the Commission website here

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Northern Ireland on 13/12/2013, number: NIC100017

Main office

Groundwork Northern Ireland, 63-75 Duncairn Gardens, Belfast, BT15 2GB

Data Sources