--- title: "Groundwork South and North Tynesid… rating | CharityCompare" description: "Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited scores 78/100 (Good). Latest accounts 2025: income £2.9m · 94% on charitable activities. Reg 1007918." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/groundwork-south-and-north-tyneside-limited retrieved: 2026-08-18T09:18:29.510Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited a good charity? Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited scores 78/100 (4 stars, Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£2.9m total income, 94% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. Newcastle · NE31 1SR | Reg [1007918](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/groundwork-south-and-north-tyneside-limited) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.groundwork-stan.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1007918) Donate ## How can you give to Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.groundwork-stan.org.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1007918) ## What does Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited do? Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited is a registered charity (no. 1007918) working in environment in Newcastle · NE31 1SR. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 94% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 1 month of reserves, though its recent accounts were filed late. Reported income has been growing (≈11% a year). CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=groundwork-south-and-north-tyneside-limited) **In short:** Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited scores 78 out of 100 (4 stars). 94% average program spend (3-year average). Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited? Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited has a Clarity Score of 78 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars, Good). Charity Commission registration number 1007918. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Environment. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £2.9m, with 94% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: late. Reserves: approximately 1 month of operating costs. 1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 78/100 4★ · Good Cause spend 94% 3-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 75/100 Finance beacon Income £2.9m Latest year 2025 Reserves 1 mo 1 month of running costs Accounts filing Late Check register £15.9 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 12% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: medium ## How does Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited scores higher than. Income band (£1m–£5m)46thpercentile **Scores higher than 46% of 2,776 charities in its income band** · 78/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). Environment charities54thpercentile **Scores higher than 54% of 460 charities in this cause** · 78/100 vs 76 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 Medium confidence — some data missing or late Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 75/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 33% | 5/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 13 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 100% | 10/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 63/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 33% | 1 month · 5/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 100% | 10/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 80% | 11% · 4/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 100% | 94% · 10/10 pts (3-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 100% | 6p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 90/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 90% | 103 volunteers / 58 staff · 9/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited's Clarity Score? 78/100 total · Good · 4 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 75/100 Accountability & Transparency 63/100 Financial Health 100/100 Financial Efficiency 90/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 75/100 Filing history (5 years)5/15 pts Trustee oversight13 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies10/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 63/100 Reserves (months of cash)1 month · 5/15 pts Income stability / growth10/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets11% · 4/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 100/100 Program expense ratio94% · 10/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency6p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 90/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio103 volunteers / 58 staff · 9/10 pts ## How much does Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £2.9m | — | | Total expenditure | £3.0m | — | | Charitable activities | £2.8m | 94% | | Fundraising | £194k | 6% | | Governance & admin | £13k | 0% | 94%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £3.0m spent - Charitable activities94% · £2.8m - Fundraising6% · £194k - Governance0% · £13k ## What trust indicators does Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - — Accounts filed on time Filing status: late - — Trustee board size (3–12) 13 trustees on the Charity Commission register - ✓ Workforce on register 58 employees · 103 volunteers (2:1 volunteer-to-staff) Fundraising Regulator Not listed as member Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 1007918 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1007918) ### Trustees & officers - DIANA CATHERINE PEARCE since 2011 - ANDREW WHITTAKER since 2013 - Daniel O'Mahoney since 2018 - Stephen Brand since 2021 - Jeremy Robert Cripps since 2022 - Sian Broadhurst since 2022 - Richard Lee since 2023 - SUSAN BROWN since 2023 - Dr Andrew Richard Woods since 2024 - Jamilah Hassan since 2025 - James Robert Alfred Craft since 2025 - Gillian Symington since 2025 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited? Overall score 78/100 (4★) Income £2.9m Cause spend 94% of expenditure Reg number 1007918 Scope Local (newcastle) Reserves 1 month Trustees 13 Accounts year 2025 Filing late ## How does Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited compare, and where else can you look? 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Around 94% of its spending goes to charitable activities and its accounts are late. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate. Is Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited a legitimate charity? + Yes — Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1007918). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1007918. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited's charity number? + Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited's charity number is 1007918. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited's charity rating? + Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited scores 78 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars — Good). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. Does Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 94% of Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift. What are Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 6% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 12% of total expenditure at Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited receive? + Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited reported £2.9m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing. Are Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited's accounts up to date? + Filing status: late (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited based? + Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited is listed at Newcastle · NE31 1SR, focused on environment. How does CharityCompare score Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Groundwork South and North Tyneside Limited's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.