Source-rich profile awaiting reviewed summary
The Federation of Groundwork Trusts
This profile has enough imported source detail for deeper research, but a reviewed current-source summary is not yet available.
Activities
Groundwork supports communities in need, working with partners to help improve the quality of peoples lives, their prospects and potential and the places where they live, work and play. Our vision is of a society of sustainable communities which are vibrant, healthy and safe, which respect the local and global environment and where individuals and enterprise prosper.
Income and spending history
Filing movement
Latest annual-return movement signals
These calculations compare imported annual-return rows before the table below. They help frame questions for accounts review; they are not a rating of financial health, reserves, impact, or efficiency.
Latest period
- Period end: 31 Mar 2025
- Annual return received: 21 Jan 2026
- Imported trend over available filings: up 100.1% over 5 filings
Movement and timing
- Latest income £48,741,167 vs £21,306,994 in the previous imported period (up £27,434,173; 128.8%).
- Latest expenditure £45,733,295 vs £22,625,010 in the previous imported period (up £23,108,285; 102.1%).
- The latest annual-return receipt date is 10 day(s) on or before the imported due date.
- The imported accounts receipt date is 296 day(s) after the latest period end.
Financial pattern
Multi-year financial pattern signals
This section calculates simple range, median, timing, and account-flag prompts from the imported annual-return rows. It is designed for research triage, not ranking, recommendation, efficiency scoring, reserves analysis, impact assessment, or risk assessment.
Income and expenditure range
- Rows used: 5 imported annual-return periods covering 31 Mar 2021 to 31 Mar 2025.
- Income range across these rows: £21,306,994 to £48,741,167; median imported income is £22,764,119.
- Expenditure range across these rows: £21,646,752 to £45,733,295; median imported expenditure is £22,625,010.
- Latest income is up £25,977,048; 114.1% compared with the median imported income row.
- Latest expenditure is up £23,108,285; 102.1% compared with the median imported expenditure row.
- Latest expenditure equals 93.8% of latest income; this is a timing signal, not an efficiency ratio.
Filing quality prompts
- Due-date rows with enough imported timing data: 5; rows received after the imported due date: 0.
- No imported row in this profile shows receipt after the imported due date.
- No imported annual-return row in this profile marks accounts_qualified as true/yes.
| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Received |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | £48,741,167 | £45,733,295 | 21 Jan 2026 |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £21,306,994 | £22,625,010 | 22 Jan 2025 |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £22,764,119 | £22,973,514 | 08 Jan 2024 |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £21,673,554 | £21,646,752 | 25 Jan 2023 |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £24,356,156 | £22,432,320 | 04 Jan 2022 |
Classifications
Operating areas
Trustees
Related charities
Relationship signal map
How related-charity links were found
This map aggregates imported relationship rows before the table below. It explains why records are linked for research navigation while avoiding unsupported affiliation, control, conflict, risk, or wrongdoing claims.
Signal mix
- 1 related charities are listed from 1 imported relationship signal(s).
- Shared trustee: 1. A trustee row appears in both imported records; verify live trustee lists before interpreting.
- Shared classification: 0. The charities share an imported Charity Commission classification; this often means similar activity, not a formal link.
- Shared operating area: 0. The charities share an imported operating area; this is geography context, not proof of collaboration.
Strongest related-record prompts
- National Museum of Wales (525774): Shared trustee: John Hunt.
Use these links to decide which official records to open next. They are not findings of legal affiliation, control, partnership, independence, conflict, risk, weak governance, or wrongdoing.
| Related charity | Relationship reasons | Signal |
|---|---|---|
| National Museum of Wales525774 | Shared trustee: John Hunt | £49,162,000 |
Reporting
Submission Received
Imported sample comparison
Peer context inside this dataset
This comparison uses only the selected imported dataset, so it is a research aid rather than a national ranking or quality judgement.
Income context
- Income position 313 of 898 registered charities with reported income in this imported sample.
- 65th percentile by latest reported income within the imported sample.
- GBP 10m-50m latest income.
- Sample average latest income: £68,150,366; sample range: £59,619 to £1,484,700,000.
How peers are selected
- Classification peers share at least one imported Charity Commission classification and are ordered by closest latest income.
- Area peers share at least one imported operating area and are ordered by closest latest income.
- Peer lists are deliberately short to support verification, not exhaustive ranking.
Similar by classification
| Charity | Shared context | Latest income |
|---|---|---|
| Caterham School1109508 | Education/training | £48,807,000 |
| Benefact Trust Limited263960 | Education/training | £48,900,216 |
| Parkinson's Disease Society of the United Kingdom258197 | People With Disabilities | £48,566,393 |
| The Alan Turing Institute1162533 | Education/training | £48,971,247 |
| St Andrew's College, Bradfield309089 | Education/training | £49,063,000 |
Similar by operating area
| Charity | Shared context | Latest income |
|---|---|---|
| Benefact Trust Limited263960 | Throughout England And Wales | £48,900,216 |
| Parkinson's Disease Society of the United Kingdom258197 | Throughout England And Wales | £48,566,393 |
| The Alan Turing Institute1162533 | Throughout England And Wales | £48,971,247 |
| Motor Neurone Disease Association294354 | Throughout England And Wales | £48,007,000 |
| Ncfe1034808 | Throughout England And Wales | £49,492,000 |
Peer comparison workspace
Comparable profiles to inspect next
This workspace turns imported-sample peer context into a small internal research path. It is designed for side-by-side verification, not ranking, recommendation, benchmarking, or charity scoring.
Comparison basis
- Income position 313 of 898 in the imported sample; 65th percentile.
- Classification peers share at least one imported Charity Commission classification.
- Operating-area peers share at least one imported geography label.
- Closest-income ordering is used only to make manual review manageable.
How to compare responsibly
- Compare filing depth, latest period, and income movement before treating The Federation of Groundwork Trusts as similar to another record.
- Compare classifications and operating areas as context signals, not as proof that services, beneficiaries, or delivery models are equivalent.
- Compare trustee and related-charity rows only as navigation prompts; do not infer control, conflict, partnership, independence, or risk.
- Open each official register record before relying on a comparison for funding, procurement, partnership, donation, or casework decisions.
| Comparable profile | Basis | Income difference | What to compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caterham School1109508 | Shared classification: Education/training | Peer higher by £65,833 | Compare activities, accounts narrative, classifications, filing trend, and source limitations. |
| Benefact Trust Limited263960 | Shared classification: Education/training; Shared operating area | Peer higher by £159,049 | Compare activities, accounts narrative, classifications, filing trend, and source limitations. |
| Parkinson's Disease Society of the United Kingdom258197 | Shared classification: People With Disabilities; Shared operating area | Peer lower by £174,774 | Compare activities, accounts narrative, classifications, filing trend, and source limitations. |
| The Alan Turing Institute1162533 | Shared classification: Education/training; Shared operating area | Peer higher by £230,080 | Compare activities, accounts narrative, classifications, filing trend, and source limitations. |
| St Andrew's College, Bradfield309089 | Shared classification: Education/training | Peer higher by £321,833 | Compare activities, accounts narrative, classifications, filing trend, and source limitations. |
| Motor Neurone Disease Association294354 | Shared operating area: Throughout England And Wales | Peer lower by £734,167 | Compare operating areas, service geography, website evidence, filing trend, and public-register status. |
Profile questions
Questions this profile can and cannot answer
Is The Federation of Groundwork Trusts a registered charity?
The imported Charity Commission record lists The Federation of Groundwork Trusts with charity number 291558 and status "Registered". Verify the live status, trustees, accounts, and filing dates on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/291558
What financial figures are shown for The Federation of Groundwork Trusts?
This profile shows latest imported income of £48,741,167 and latest imported expenditure of £45,733,295 for accounts period ending 31 Mar 2025. These figures come from imported public data and may lag newer filings on the official register.
Does UK Charity Intelligence recommend or rate The Federation of Groundwork Trusts?
No. The profile is a research page, not a recommendation, endorsement, fraud check, safety assessment, impact rating, or fundraising-effectiveness rating. Use it to decide which official records and due-diligence checks to read next.
What do trustee and related-charity signals mean for The Federation of Groundwork Trusts?
This profile imports 16 trustee rows and 1 related-charity signals. They are navigation signals for further research and do not prove control, conflict, legal affiliation, partnership, risk, or wrongdoing.
How should the peer comparison for The Federation of Groundwork Trusts be used?
The imported-sample comparison places The Federation of Groundwork Trusts at income position 313 of 898 registered charities with reported income in this selected dataset. That is a dataset navigation aid, not a national ranking or quality judgement.
What should I verify next for The Federation of Groundwork Trusts?
The imported record includes https://www.groundwork.org.uk. Confirm that website against the official register before using it for donations, procurement, contact, or data-submission decisions. Then check the due-diligence, accounts filing, trustee relationship, finance-control, risk, data-protection, and supplier-governance workflows linked from this page according to the decision you are making.
Why does this profile have this source-completeness status?
This profile has passed the 100-point source-led completeness threshold, but the reviewed-summary workflow still needs to confirm a current-source draft with no risk flags.
Source-led profile snapshot
What this profile adds beyond the register extract
Record context
The Federation of Groundwork Trusts is shown with charity number 291558, imported status Registered, extract date 26 Oct 2026, and accounts period 31 Mar 2025.
Research signals combined here
This page combines 5 filing row(s), 14 classification row(s), 3 operating-area row(s), 16 trustee row(s), and 1 related-charity signal row(s).
Example context: Makes Grants To Organisations; Northern Ireland.
Finance and comparison prompts
Latest imported income is £48,741,167; latest imported expenditure is £45,733,295; trend is up 100.1% over 5 filings.
Within the imported sample, latest income is position 313 of 898; this is not a national ranking.
Use boundary
This profile has passed the 100-point source-led completeness gate, but still needs an approved current-source summary before it joins the curated profile set. The imported website route is https://www.groundwork.org.uk; verify ownership before donation, contact, procurement, or data-submission use.
This snapshot is not a recommendation, rating, endorsement, fraud check, impact assessment, or substitute for filed accounts.
Source-led research brief
How to use this profile
What this page adds
- Combines 5 annual-return records, 14 classifications, 3 operating-area records, 16 trustee records, and 1 related-charity signals into one research view.
- Imported annual returns show income up 100.1% over 5 filings; compare the row-level income and expenditure history before drawing conclusions.
- Shows related-charity links as navigation aids so researchers can inspect connected records without treating them as legal findings.
- This profile has passed the 100-point source-led completeness gate, but still needs an approved current-source summary before it joins the curated profile set.
Verification checklist
- Open the official register record to confirm current status, accounts, trustees, and filing dates.
- Compare the latest accounts period end, income, expenditure, and received dates against the annual-return table below.
- Review classifications and operating areas as self-reported public-record context, not as an impact assessment.
- Confirm the charity website (https://www.groundwork.org.uk) still belongs to the charity before using it for contact or due-diligence work.
Source limitations
- The profile is based on imported Charity Commission public data and may lag later changes on the official register.
- The activities text is the public-register activity summary, while trend, counts, and relationship navigation are derived from imported structured rows.
- The source completeness score is a page-evidence coverage signal for this website; it is not a charity rating, endorsement, recommendation, or fraud/safety assessment.
Answer briefs
Evidence-backed answers
These short answers cover common lookup, finance, activity, governance, website, and filing questions for The Federation of Groundwork Trusts. Each answer stays tied to imported evidence and a source route, so it is suitable for quick orientation without turning the profile into a recommendation.
Is The Federation of Groundwork Trusts registered?
The Federation of Groundwork Trusts is imported with charity number 291558 and status Registered from the Charity Commission public extract dated 26 Oct 2026.
Evidence used: Registered charity number, imported status, and extract date.
Verify: Open the live official register record because the imported extract may lag later updates. Official register
What are the latest imported finances for The Federation of Groundwork Trusts?
Latest imported income is £48,741,167 and latest imported expenditure is £45,733,295 for accounts period 31 Mar 2025.
Evidence used: Latest income, latest expenditure, accounts period end, and annual-return rows.
Verify: Read the filed accounts and annual-return history before interpreting reserves, restricted funds, timing differences, or financial movement. Accounts filing checker
What does The Federation of Groundwork Trusts appear to do from imported records?
The imported classifications include Makes Grants To Organisations and Provides Advocacy/advice/information, and the imported operating-area records include Northern Ireland and Scotland.
Evidence used: 14 classification row(s) and 3 operating-area row(s).
Verify: Compare these register fields with current website pages, accounts narrative, eligibility text, and reports. Imported website
What governance signals are visible for The Federation of Groundwork Trusts?
This profile imports 16 trustee row(s) and 1 related-charity signal row(s).
Evidence used: Trustee rows and shared trustee, classification, or operating-area relationship signals.
Verify: Use these as navigation prompts only; verify the live trustee list and related records before drawing governance conclusions. Trustee relationship checker
What should be checked before using The Federation of Groundwork Trusts's website or contact route?
The imported record lists https://www.groundwork.org.uk; ownership, donation forms, privacy notices, service forms, and current content still need verification.
Evidence used: Imported website field plus profile source records.
Verify: Confirm official ownership and data-handling routes before donations, referrals, procurement, casework, or supplier-tool use. Open website
How current is the filing evidence for The Federation of Groundwork Trusts?
The latest imported annual-return row covers period 31 Mar 2025 and was received 21 Jan 2026.
Evidence used: Annual-return period end, due date, annual-return received date, and accounts received date.
Verify: Use the official register and filed accounts to confirm whether newer filings exist. Official register
These answer briefs are not charity advice, due-diligence findings, financial interpretation, impact claims, ratings, or recommendations.
Source provenance
Profile source provenance
This matrix shows where the visible profile facts come from, how fresh the imported evidence is, and which verification route should be used next. Reviewed summaries are pre-approved and rendered only while they match the current source snapshot.
| Source group | Imported rows | Freshness cue | Verification route |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public register identity | 1 charity register row | Extract date 26 Oct 2026; imported status Registered; reporting status Submission Received. | Confirm the live registration record, current status, trustees, accounts route, and any later updates. Official register |
| Annual-return filings | 5 annual-return row(s) available to this profile | Latest imported period ends 31 Mar 2025; latest received date 21 Jan 2026. | Compare income, expenditure, receipt timing, and filed-account notes before using the financial figures. Accounts filing checker |
| Classification records | 14 classification row(s) | How: Makes Grants To Organisations; How: Provides Advocacy/advice/information; How: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research | Treat activity categories as register context and verify programme fit against accounts, website pages, and direct records. Activity follow-up |
| Operating-area records | 3 operating-area row(s) | Country: Northern Ireland; Country: Scotland; Region: Throughout England And Wales | Use geography as a routing hint, not proof of current local service delivery or coverage. Area checks |
| Trustee rows | 16 trustee row(s) | No imported chair row is marked in this profile payload; verify the live trustee list before interpreting governance. | Use trustee rows to decide which official register and governance documents to inspect next. Trustee checker |
| Related-charity signals | 1 related-charity signal row(s) | NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WALES (525774) | Open related records as research navigation only; these signals are not findings of affiliation, control, conflict, or risk. Relationship checks |
| Imported website field | 1 website value normalised from the public register extract | https://www.groundwork.org.uk | Confirm the site is still official before using donation, contact, procurement, casework, or data-submission routes. Open imported website |
| Reviewed profile summary | No reviewed summary currently rendered | Review date Not available; rendered only when the summary matches the current source snapshot and passes the public quality gate. | Use the summary as a reading guide, then verify the underlying public-register rows and filed accounts. Verify source facts |
Source provenance is not legal, accounting, donation, safeguarding, fraud, financial-risk, or impact advice. It is a public-record reading map for deciding what to verify next.
Citation trail
Source citation trail
This trail maps major visible claims on the profile back to imported source fields and a verification route. It is intended to make the page auditable rather than asking readers to trust a generated narrative.
| Visible claim | Source field | Current value | Verify at source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered identity and status | charities.registered_charity_number, charities.charity_name, charities.status, charities.date_of_extract | The Federation of Groundwork Trusts (291558); status Registered; extract 26 Oct 2026. | Confirm the live register record before relying on current status or identity. Official register |
| Latest finance headline | charities.latest_income, charities.latest_expenditure, charities.latest_acc_fin_period_end_date | Income £48,741,167; expenditure £45,733,295; accounts period 31 Mar 2025. | Use filed accounts and annual-return rows to interpret the figures. Accounts filing checker |
| Annual-return history | annual_returns.fin_period_end_date, total_gross_income, total_gross_expenditure, reporting_due_date, received dates | 5 imported annual-return row(s); latest row period 31 Mar 2025. | Compare row-level periods, due dates, receipt dates, and accounts notes. Filing checks |
| Classification context | charity_classifications.classification_type, classification_description | 14 imported classification row(s): Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research. | Treat classifications as register context and compare them with current programme evidence. Imported website |
| Operating-area context | charity_areas.geographic_area_type, geographic_area_description, parent_geographic_area_description | 3 imported operating-area row(s): Northern Ireland; Scotland; Throughout England And Wales. | Use geography as a routing cue, not proof of current service coverage. Service evidence |
| Trustee navigation | charity_trustees.trustee_name, trustee_is_chair, individual_or_organisation, trustee_date_of_appointment | 16 imported trustee row(s); chair marker not present. | Check the live trustee list and filed accounts before governance interpretation. Trustee checker |
| Related-record navigation | charity_relationships.relationship_type, relationship_label, shared_value, strength | 1 imported relationship signal row(s): NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WALES (Shared trustee). | Open related official records only as follow-up prompts; do not infer affiliation, control, conflict, or risk. Relationship checker |
| Website route | charities.website | Imported website https://www.groundwork.org.uk. | Confirm ownership, donation routes, privacy notices, and current content before using the site. Open website |
| Reviewed summary layer | reviewed_summary.source_hash, prompt_version, public quality gate, approved draft fields | No reviewed summary is currently rendered for this profile. | Summary text is rendered only while the current source hash and active quality gate still pass. Verify source facts |
The citation trail is not legal, accounting, safeguarding, donation, investment, procurement, or data-protection advice. It shows where the profile evidence comes from and what should be checked next.
Completeness audit
Data completeness scorecard
This scorecard explains why this profile has enough source context for research and where the evidence is still incomplete. It measures page evidence coverage, not charity quality, reputation, impact, or risk.
Coverage snapshot
- 7 profile signal(s) have strong imported coverage.
- 1 profile signal(s) have partial imported coverage.
- 1 profile signal(s) need extra verification before being used for decisions.
Source completeness boundary
Source completeness 100 is a page-evidence coverage signal based on available source context. It is not an endorsement, recommendation, compliance finding, investigation result, or public benefit assessment.
| Signal | Coverage | What is present | What still needs verification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity and source date | Strong | Charity number 291558, status Registered, extract date 26 Oct 2026. | Open the live official register before relying on current status or contact routes. |
| Filing history depth | Strong | 5 imported annual-return row(s); trend label up 100.1% over 5 filings. | Use the annual-return table and filed accounts to inspect period changes, late filing, notes, and trustee-report context. |
| Finance values | Strong | Latest income £48,741,167, expenditure £45,733,295, accounts period 31 Mar 2025. | Treat figures as starting points only; they do not measure reserves, efficiency, impact, fundraising performance, or financial risk. |
| Activity and geography context | Strong | 14 classification row(s) and 3 operating-area row(s) are imported. | Confirm current services, eligibility, and delivery geography against website pages, reports, and direct sources. |
| Governance navigation | Strong | 16 trustee row(s) are imported; chair marker not present in the rendered payload. | Check the live trustee list, appointment dates, accounts signatures, and governance disclosures before interpreting control or oversight. |
| Related-record context | Strong | 1 related-charity signal row(s) are available for navigation. | Use related records as prompts only; they are not evidence of affiliation, control, conflict, wrongdoing, or quality. |
| Website/contact route | Partial | Imported website route: https://www.groundwork.org.uk. | Confirm ownership, privacy notices, donation forms, referral forms, and data-submission routes before using the site. |
| Reviewed summary layer | Limited | No reviewed summary is currently rendered for this profile. | Use summary text as a reading aid only; verify source facts against register rows and filed accounts. |
| Imported-sample comparison | Strong | Income position 313 within 898 imported sample record(s). | The comparison covers the imported sample, not all UK charities, and is not a recommendation or rank of quality. |
Research question bank
Questions this profile helps answer
These questions are assembled from the imported profile signals for The Federation of Groundwork Trusts. They turn source facts into practical review tasks while avoiding unsupported quality ratings, reputation claims, impact claims, or recommendations.
| Use case | Question to answer | Profile signal | Next evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funding, donation, or grant review | Do the latest filed accounts explain The Federation of Groundwork Trusts's income movement (up 100.1% over 5 filings) and latest expenditure of £45,733,295? | 5 imported annual-return row(s), latest income £48,741,167, latest period 31 Mar 2025. | Read the accounts narrative, reserves note, restricted funds, and trustee report before drawing conclusions. Accounts checks |
| Service or programme fit | Does The Federation of Groundwork Trusts's current public activity still match the imported classification Makes Grants To Organisations and operating area Northern Ireland? | 14 classification row(s) and 3 operating-area row(s) are available. | Compare public-service pages, eligibility text, referral routes, and recent reports with the official record. Check website |
| Governance and trustee review | Which trustee or governance documents should be checked before relying on The Federation of Groundwork Trusts's imported trustee context? | 16 trustee row(s) are imported; chair marker not present in this payload. | Verify the live trustee list, appointment dates, accounts signatures, conflicts policy, and related records. Trustee checks |
| Related-record navigation | Are any of The Federation of Groundwork Trusts's related-charity signals useful for follow-up research without implying affiliation or risk? | 1 related-charity signal row(s) are imported for navigation. | Open related official records only where the shared trustee, classification, or operating-area signal is relevant. Relationship checks |
| Website, data, and contact safety | Is the imported website or contact route for The Federation of Groundwork Trusts current enough for donation, referral, procurement, or data submission? | Imported website https://www.groundwork.org.uk; latest filing received 21 Jan 2026. | Check official links, privacy notices, donation forms, service forms, accessibility, and ownership before sharing data or money. Open website |
Decision playbooks
How different readers can use this profile
These playbooks adapt the same imported evidence for different research jobs. They keep each decision tied to a verification route and make clear what the data cannot prove.
| Reader | Decision question | First evidence to inspect | Next checks | Boundary |
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| Donor or individual giverDue diligence checker | Can I identify The Federation of Groundwork Trusts and check the basic donation route? | Start with charity number 291558, imported status Registered, latest income £48,741,167, latest expenditure £45,733,295, accounts period 31 Mar 2025. |
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This profile is not donation advice, a fraud check, an impact rating, or a recommendation. |
| Grantmaker or funderAccounts checker | Does The Federation of Groundwork Trusts's public filing context support a deeper grant review? | 5 annual-return row(s), trend up 100.1% over 5 filings, 14 classification row(s), and 3 operating-area row(s). |
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Income movement does not prove reserves adequacy, need, impact, fundraising effectiveness, or delivery quality. |
| Supplier, partner, or procurement leadData protection checker | What operational checks should happen before engaging with The Federation of Groundwork Trusts? | Verify the imported website https://www.groundwork.org.uk against the official register before using forms or donation routes. The profile also imports 16 trustee row(s) and 1 related-charity signal row(s). |
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A listed website, shared classification, or related-charity signal is not evidence of authority, control, compliance, or partnership suitability. |
| Trustee, researcher, or journalistTrustee relationship checker | Which public-record signals are worth checking next for The Federation of Groundwork Trusts? | 16 trustee row(s), 1 relationship signal row(s), imported-sample comparison, and source provenance are available on this page. |
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Relationship rows do not prove control, conflict, affiliation, wrongdoing, independence, governance quality, or risk. |
Review packet
Source-backed review packet
This packet converts the imported evidence for The Federation of Groundwork Trusts into a practical review list. It is designed to make the page useful for real decisions without pretending the public extract is a complete due-diligence report.
Current profile cue
charity number 291558; status Registered; latest income £48,741,167; latest expenditure £45,733,295; 5 filing row(s); 16 trustee row(s); 1 related-record signal(s).
How to use this packet
Pick the workstream that matches the decision, collect the named evidence, and verify live official or organisation-owned sources before relying on the profile.
This review packet is not advice, a rating, a recommendation, a risk score, an impact assessment, or a replacement for filed accounts.
| Review workstream | Current profile cue | Checks to complete | Evidence to collect | Boundary |
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| Identity and authorityOfficial register | The Federation of Groundwork Trusts is imported with charity number 291558, status Registered, extract date 26 Oct 2026, and reporting status Submission Received. |
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Identity evidence does not prove donation safety, programme quality, impact, governance quality, or current website ownership. |
| Accounts and funding reviewAccounts filing checker | Latest imported income is £48,741,167, latest expenditure is £45,733,295, accounts period ends 31 Mar 2025, and the latest received date is 21 Jan 2026. |
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Headline income is not a reserves assessment, efficiency rating, fundraising-quality signal, or financial-risk opinion. |
| Programme and geography fitImported website | Imported classifications include Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research; imported operating areas include Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales. |
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Classifications and areas are public-record context, not proof of current service availability, local coverage, outcomes, or impact. |
| Governance and related-record reviewTrustee relationship checker | 16 trustee row(s) and 1 related-charity signal row(s) are imported for navigation. |
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Trustee and relationship rows are not findings of control, conflict, affiliation, wrongdoing, independence, suitability, or risk. |
| Digital, data, and operational controlsData protection checker | Imported website route https://www.groundwork.org.uk; verify ownership and current page content before using forms, donations, procurement, or casework links. The profile also has 14 classification row(s), 3 operating-area row(s), and 5 filing row(s) that can route operational checks. |
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Operational routing is not a security audit, data-protection opinion, software recommendation, provider eligibility claim, or supplier endorsement. |
Search intent coverage
Reader tasks this profile supports
This map turns the imported record for The Federation of Groundwork Trusts into concrete research tasks. It explains what the page can answer from source-backed data and where a reader needs official-register, accounts, website, governance, or operational follow-up.
Identity and status lookup
Reader task: For searches around The Federation of Groundwork Trusts charity number, registration status, official record, or whether the record is current.
Evidence on this page: Imported charity number 291558, status Registered, extract date 26 Oct 2026, and a direct official-register route.
Boundary: This page is not the live register. Treat it as a navigation and context layer before checking the official record.
Filing and finance questions
Reader task: For searches around The Federation of Groundwork Trusts income, expenditure, accounts period, annual return, or recent financial movement.
Evidence on this page: 5 imported annual-return rows, latest income £48,741,167, latest expenditure £45,733,295, accounts period 31 Mar 2025, and trend up 100.1% over 5 filings.
Boundary: These figures do not rate efficiency, reserves, fundraising performance, service quality, impact, or financial risk.
Activity and geography fit
Reader task: For searches asking what The Federation of Groundwork Trusts does, where it operates, or which follow-up checks fit its public-register context.
Evidence on this page: Imported classifications: Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research. Imported operating areas: Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales.
Boundary: Classifications and areas are register context, not proof of current service availability, local coverage, or impact.
Governance and related-record research
Reader task: For searches around The Federation of Groundwork Trusts trustees, related charities, linked records, governance questions, or shared-context signals.
Evidence on this page: 16 trustee rows and 1 related-charity signals are imported for navigation.
Boundary: Trustee and relationship rows do not prove control, conflict, affiliation, independence, risk, or wrongdoing.
Website, data, and operations follow-up
Reader task: For searches where the next decision is donation, contact, procurement, CRM, staff tools, data protection, or supplier use.
Evidence on this page: The imported record lists https://www.groundwork.org.uk; confirm ownership and current content before relying on donation, contact, or service pages.
Boundary: A website or operational signal is not evidence that a workflow is secure, accessible, compliant, current, or donation-ready.
The intent map is deliberately verification-led. It avoids charity recommendations, reputation claims, impact claims, and keyword-stuffed landing-page copy.
Evidence map
What the imported evidence can and cannot support
This section maps source rows to practical research uses. It is designed to stop public-register data being read as a rating, endorsement, allegation, or complete due-diligence report.
| Evidence source | Useful for | Boundary | Next check |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official register recordCharity number 291558, imported status Registered, extract date 26 Oct 2026, and official register link. | Confirm identity, current registration, filing route, official trustees, and whether later official updates have superseded this import. | It does not explain programme quality, service outcomes, donation suitability, safeguarding controls, or current website ownership. | Open official register |
| Annual returns and filing trend5 imported annual-return rows, latest income £48,741,167, latest expenditure £45,733,295, and trend up 100.1% over 5 filings. | Frame finance and filing questions before reading accounts, reserves notes, restricted-fund notes, and trustee reports. | Income movement alone is not efficiency, reserves adequacy, service quality, fundraising performance, or financial-risk evidence. | Accounts filing checker |
| Classifications and operating areas14 imported classification rows and 3 operating-area rows are available on this page. | Route follow-up checks by activity type, geography, beneficiary context, public contact, and service-delivery pattern. | They are self-reported register context and should not be treated as impact evidence, coverage proof, or local service availability. | Risk register checker |
| Trustees and related-charity signals16 trustee rows and 1 related-charity signals are imported for navigation. | Identify which official trustee lists, linked records, conflicts, shared-context questions, or governance documents to inspect next. | They do not prove control, conflict, affiliation, wrongdoing, independence, effectiveness, or donation suitability. | Trustee relationship checker |
| Website and operational checksImported website: https://www.groundwork.org.uk. | Verify donation routes, contact forms, privacy notices, service pages, accessibility, analytics, consent, and staff tool ownership. | A listed website is not proof that the page is current, secure, official, complete, or suitable for donations or data submission. | Open imported website |
Technology and operations map
Technology and operations opportunity map
This map turns the profile evidence into practical operational research paths. It links to source-checked benefit pages and local decision tools, but it does not claim the charity is eligible for any provider offer or recommend a supplier.
Staff tools and data governance route
Signals used for this route: Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information classification context; Northern Ireland, Scotland operating-area context; 5 filing row(s); 16 trustee row(s); 1 related-record signal(s); imported website present; £48,741,167 latest income
Every public-facing or data-handling charity should decide which staff tools are approved before sensitive donor, beneficiary, volunteer, trustee, or finance data enters third-party systems.
- Write an approved-tools rule before expanding staff software use.
- Separate low-risk drafting tasks from sensitive casework, safeguarding, HR, finance, or trustee material.
- Check whether retention, ownership, admin-control, contract, and data-residency requirements change the route.
Decision tools: Data protection readiness | Cybersecurity budget calculator | Risk register checker
Source-checked benefit routes: Microsoft 365 nonprofit | Google Workspace nonprofit | 1Password nonprofit
This is a staff-tools governance route, not a statement that the charity qualifies for any discount or that any software should be used for regulated decisions.
Website, search, and fundraising route
Signals used for this route: Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information classification context; Northern Ireland, Scotland operating-area context; 5 filing row(s); 16 trustee row(s); 1 related-record signal(s); imported website present; £48,741,167 latest income
Website presence, fundraising language, campaign activity, community reach, or public engagement signals make landing-page quality, donation flow, Gift Aid evidence, and search-grant readiness worth checking.
- Confirm the imported website is still official before linking, donating, or collecting data.
- Review donation-page trust cues, Gift Aid declaration wording, analytics, and reconciliation ownership.
- Check whether Ad Grants landing pages answer source-backed search intent without making unsupported impact claims.
Decision tools: Ad Grants landing-page checker | Donation page checker | Gift Aid checker
Source-checked benefit routes: Google Ad Grants | JustGiving | Enthuse
This route does not recommend a fundraising platform or certify donation safety; it identifies checks to complete before using public traffic or payment pages.
CRM, service delivery, and data protection route
Signals used for this route: Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information classification context; Northern Ireland, Scotland operating-area context; 5 filing row(s); 16 trustee row(s); 1 related-record signal(s); imported website present; £48,741,167 latest income
Advice, support, education, health, community, care, or relief signals usually imply recurring contact workflows, consent decisions, records, referrals, and reporting that are invisible in the register extract.
- Map donor, beneficiary, volunteer, trustee, and partner records before choosing a CRM.
- Check lawful basis, retention, processor lists, DSAR routes, and breach response for service data.
- Avoid moving sensitive case notes or safeguarding material into CRM or supplier tools before controls are documented.
Decision tools: CRM requirements checker | Data protection checker | Safeguarding checker
Source-checked benefit routes: Salesforce nonprofit | Zoho nonprofit | Help Scout for Good
This route does not say the charity has safeguarding, CRM, or data-protection gaps; it names evidence to inspect before operational changes.
Finance, reserves, and internal controls route
Signals used for this route: Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information classification context; Northern Ireland, Scotland operating-area context; 5 filing row(s); 16 trustee row(s); 1 related-record signal(s); imported website present; £48,741,167 latest income
Financial scale, multi-year filing history, or visible income movement make accounting setup, restricted-fund treatment, reserves policy, approvals, and filing evidence more useful than a headline income figure.
- Read accounts notes, reserves policy, restricted funds, and trustee report before interpreting income movement.
- Check finance ownership, chart of accounts, month-end close, payment approvals, and bank reconciliation.
- Separate software subscription savings from implementation, migration, training, and accountant time.
Decision tools: Accounting requirements | Reserves policy checker | Internal controls checker
Source-checked benefit routes: Xero for nonprofits | QuickBooks nonprofit status | Zoho nonprofit
This route is not an accounting opinion, reserves assessment, or financial-risk rating; it is a checklist for what to verify next.
Governance, trustee, and related-record route
Signals used for this route: Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information classification context; Northern Ireland, Scotland operating-area context; 5 filing row(s); 16 trustee row(s); 1 related-record signal(s); imported website present; £48,741,167 latest income
Trustee rows and related-charity signals make the page more useful as a governance navigation map, but those signals need strict boundaries because they can be misread as allegations.
- Open the live official register for current trustees and linked records.
- Review conflict, trustee-payment, related-party, and minutes evidence only where a real decision requires it.
- Treat related-charity signals as prompts for inspection, not findings of control, affiliation, conflict, risk, or wrongdoing.
Decision tools: Trustee relationship checker | Conflicts checker | Trustee payment checker
Source-checked benefit routes: Trustee relationship guide | Trustee payment guide | Donor due-diligence guide
This route is not a governance finding or compliance assessment; it only identifies which public records and policies to inspect.
Cybersecurity, access, and cloud operations route
Signals used for this route: Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information classification context; Northern Ireland, Scotland operating-area context; 5 filing row(s); 16 trustee row(s); 1 related-record signal(s); imported website present; £48,741,167 latest income
Any charity with a website, email, donor records, staff productivity tools, cloud storage, or CRM needs basic access ownership, MFA, backups, supplier controls, and incident response before scaling digital work.
- Check MFA, password manager coverage, admin ownership, offboarding, DNS, backups, and logging.
- Budget for internal owner time and supplier support rather than treating donated software as a complete operating model.
- Use source-checked benefit pages only after confirming eligibility, regional terms, renewal cost, and admin controls.
Decision tools: Password/access checker | Cybersecurity budget | Cloud hosting budget
Source-checked benefit routes: 1Password | Cloudflare Project Galileo | Azure nonprofit grant
This route is not a security audit, insurance opinion, or provider recommendation; it is a control checklist linked to source-checked routes.
Operational routes
Follow-up checks suggested by the profile signals
These routes are selected from imported classifications, operating areas, activity text, website presence, finance scale, trustee rows, and related-charity signals. They are not recommendations or ratings; they turn the profile into a practical research path.
Signals used: classifications include Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research; operating areas include Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales; 16 trustee rows; 1 related-charity signals.
Education, youth, and safeguarding checks
The imported text or classifications point to education, children, young people, or student-facing work, so role checks, safeguarding routes, and data handling need a separate evidence trail.
Safeguarding policy checker | DBS checks guide | Data protection readiness
Health, care, and sensitive-data controls
Health, care, disability, or support signals make data protection, incident handling, and safeguarding evidence more important than headline income or activity text.
Data protection readiness | Risk register checker | Safeguarding policy checker
Service delivery, CRM, and contact workflow
Service, advocacy, advice, or support signals usually create recurring contact, consent, referral, reporting, and case-note workflows that are not visible in the register extract.
CRM requirements checker | Data protection readiness | Risk register checker
Fundraising, grants, and finance controls
Grant-making, fundraising, aid, relief, or large-income signals should be checked against donation journeys, Gift Aid evidence, internal controls, and restricted-fund interpretation.
Donation page checker | Gift Aid declaration checker | Internal controls checker
Public engagement and search traffic
Website, public engagement, community, environment, arts, heritage, faith, or campaign signals make landing-page quality and search-intent matching useful follow-up checks.
Google Ad Grants guide | Donation page checker | Website brief checker
Research workflow
Next checks for this charity
These workflow cards connect the imported profile to practical due-diligence, finance, governance, and operations checks. They are designed to make the page useful beyond a copied public-register record.
Donor and grant checks
Verify before funding or donating
- Start with charity number 291558, current status, latest accounts period, and the official register record.
- Use the activity text, 5 imported filing rows, and source limitations here as a reading list rather than as an endorsement.
- Check the imported website (https://www.groundwork.org.uk) against the official register before using it for contact, donations, procurement, or casework.
Accounts and finance
Read the filing pattern
- Latest imported accounts period end is 31 Mar 2025.
- Compare income £48,741,167 with expenditure £45,733,295 and the annual-return trend table before inferring financial movement.
- Use finance and reserves tools when the question is about controls, reserves, restricted funds, or trustee reporting rather than simple income size.
Governance research
Inspect trustees and related records
- This profile imports 16 trustee rows and 1 related-charity signals for navigation.
- Relationship rows can show where to look next, but they do not prove control, conflict, affiliation, risk, or wrongdoing.
- Open official records for current trustee lists and linked-charity details before using these signals in due diligence.
Operational follow-up
Match checks to the decision
- Classifications (14) and operating areas (3) help route the next check, not judge impact quality.
- Use risk, data-protection, safeguarding, or approved-tools governance routes when the research question involves service delivery, data handling, suppliers, staff tools, or beneficiary workflows.
- Search intent for The Federation of Groundwork Trusts should land on verification, filings, governance, and source context rather than unsupported reputation claims.
None of these checks rates or recommends The Federation of Groundwork Trusts. They help decide which source-backed evidence to read next.