newground together

Activities & Mission

In June 2013 the charity became a member of the Together Housing Group and amended its objects as follows to reflect this new position in the North of England:1. Conservation of the natural environment 2. Urban and rural regeneration 3. Provision of Recreation and Leisure with the aim of improving conditions of life 4. Advance the life chances of young people 5. Advance education and training.

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Manchester City Salford City Sheffield City Bradford City Calderdale Lancashire North Yorkshire Kingston Upon Hull City East Riding Of Yorkshire Blackburn With Darwen

Financial Information

Latest Income

£6,230,669

Latest Expenditure

£5,748,573

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 54.6%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 59.2%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 41.3%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £840,220

Charitable Activities £2,409,725

Other Trading £2,908,041

Investments £67,439

Other Income £5,244

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £3,400,917

Raising Funds £2,347,656

Governance £28,065

Grants to Institutions £265,674

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£6,230,669	£5,748,573	£3,400,917	£3,190,278	£3,190,278	112 / 34
2023	£5,633,228	£5,582,418	£3,386,440	£2,712,472	£2,712,472	122 / 32
2022	£5,468,032	£5,031,331	£2,831,869	£2,642,036	£2,422,072	116 / 0
2021	£11,195,369	£10,894,200	£1,742,111	£2,200,676	£2,113,213	91 / 0
2020	£8,169,228	£8,378,903	£1,637,512	£1,890,629	£1,890,629	92 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address

c/o Together Housing
Prospect House
Wharf Street
BLACKBURN
BB1 1JD

lindsay.westwell@newground.co.uk

Website

www.newgroundtogether.co.uk

Registration Date

6 July 1990

Status

Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number

702800

Charity Number

702800

Trustees

Zaffer Khan

Gwynne Furlong

Lesley Burrows

Colin Davies

Martin Gore

Thomas Hague

Steve Michael Duncan

Mushtaq Khan

Sectors & Classifications

Beneficiary group Economic and community development Environment Housing Leisure

Also Known As

BLACKBURN GROUNDWORK TRUST
GROUNDWORK BLACKBURN
GROUNDWORK PENNINE LANCASHIRE TRUST