Groundwork South
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Groundwork South's work on stronger neighbourhoods, greener living, children and young people, and employability fits community groups in the areas its focus line names: South East and South West counties, the District of Three Rivers, and the London Borough of Hillingdon or Hounslow.
- Awards go only to constituted groups, so an unconstituted group should not apply.
- No grant range is stated, so ask the charity what size of request is realistic; its £2,600,000 in annual giving is a total, not a guide to individual awards.
- No application process is published, so get in touch first and check your project against the specific criteria and business objectives its grants panels set.
- When you make contact, ask how competitive awards are and when panels meet.
Overview
Groundwork South is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 293705).
Groundwork South is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Its purpose is to promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment, to provide facilities for recreation and leisure, and to advance public education in environmental matters. It administers applications for various grant schemes in partnership with local authorities and other public and private agencies, and it also provides grant management services to national and local government, public sector agencies, corporate partners and charitable trusts. It paid £2,600,000 in annual giving.
What they fund
Priority Areas
Groundwork South administers grant-scheme applications in partnership with local authorities and other public and private agencies. Grant panels set specific criteria and business objectives, and awards go to constituted groups. Its wider work focuses on stronger, resilient neighbourhoods, greener living and business practices, and opportunities for children and young people. It supports local communities and businesses to build capacity and resilience, addressing hardship, nature recovery, inequality, better work and healthier lives. Its community work includes helping people improve their surroundings and take part in local life, and supporting children, young people, families and the long-term unemployed to improve skills, wellbeing and employability.
Geographic Focus
South East: Bracknell Forest, Brighton and Hove, Buckinghamshire and 16 more counties in United Kingdom; South West: Bath and North East Somerset, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Bristol and 8 more counties in United Kingdom; the District of Three Rivers; the London Borough of Hillingdon; the London Borough of Hounslow.
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Who can apply:
- Applications are awarded to constituted groups.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- Applications are reviewed against specific criteria and business objectives set by the grants panels.
- Awards go to constituted groups.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Hillingdon
- Hounslow
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Bracknell Forest
- Bristol
- Buckinghamshire
- Cornwall
- Dorset
- Isle of Wight
- Medway
- Milton Keynes
- North Somerset
- Portsmouth
- Reading
- Slough
- Somerset
- Southampton
- South Gloucestershire
- The City of Brighton and Hove
- West Berkshire
- Wiltshire
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Wokingham
- Devon
- East Sussex
- Gloucestershire
- Hampshire
- Hertfordshire
- Kent
- Oxfordshire
- Surrey
- West Sussex
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £4,707,895 | £4,698,943 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £6,600,345 | £6,408,439 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £7,590,322 | £7,379,049 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £9,361,404 | £9,319,720 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £9,432,485 | £9,384,754 | £2,600,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: grants paid out in the year.
— 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
Other sources
- groundwork.org.uk/sites/south
- groundwork.org.uk/south/about · read on 30 October 2026
- groundwork.org.uk/south/what-we-do · read on 30 October 2026
- groundwork.org.uk/south/contact-south · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 March 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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