Groundwork Five Counties
Key takeaways
- Groundwork Five Counties states a priority on the East Midlands, naming Derbyshire and Leicestershire among its counties, so work there on hardship relief, social inclusion or climate justice is the closest fit.
- The only size given is up to £5,000 under the Comic Relief Community Fund, so a modest request is the realistic starting point.
- The annual report gives no grants total, and the register shows no grants to institutions for the most recent year it records, so a short enquiry before a full application is sensible because no application process is published.
- Its programmes are chosen by community-led and regional panels, so a clear local account of need is worth including, though the sources do not say how the panels judge bids.
Overview
Groundwork Five Counties is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1003426).
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 30 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation delivered targeted grants through the Comic Relief Community Fund to small grassroots organisations tackling hardship, promoting inclusion and supporting climate justice across the East Midlands. It also managed local delivery of the People’s Postcode Lottery Grassroots Grants programme, awarding unrestricted funding to small community groups. In administering these programmes, it undertook outreach and assessment and used a community-led panel to select projects; a regional panel of local representatives reviewed applications for the Grassroots Grants programme. The funding was intended to help build resilience, deliver positive change, strengthen local action and support community wellbeing.
Themes
- Hardship relief
- Social inclusion
- Climate justice
Geographic Focus
Priority: The East Midlands: Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and 3 more counties in United Kingdom.
How to apply
For Tesco Community Grants, store-nominated organisations receive support to make an application.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- A community-led panel selects the projects it considers most impactful for the Community Fund.
- A regional panel of local representatives reviews applications for fair, transparent decision-making for Grassroots Grants.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to Groundwork Five Counties.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £3,243,634 | £3,187,676 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £3,068,097 | £3,167,281 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £4,619,324 | £4,728,281 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £1,400,140 | £1,989,201 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £1,193,166 | £1,307,528 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
— No grants figure for those years.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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Contact
- groundwork.org.uk/fivecounties
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission
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- groundwork.org.uk/fivecounties
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