GROUNDWORK NORTH EAST
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-14 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-31
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
+81.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
+6.1% vs 2024
Employees
142
-18.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- GROUNDWORK NORTH EAST 2009-05-22 → present
- GROUNDWORK WEST DURHAM AND DARLINGTON 2007-03-26 → 2009-05-22
- WEST DURHAM GROUNDWORK TRUST 1992-03-31 → 2007-03-26
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,420,552 | £8,192,304 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£55,178 | £277,833 | |
| Cash | £749,648 | £1,358,950 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,006,570 | £5,267,764 | |
| Net assets | £4,749,575 | £5,038,549 | |
| Equity | £4,749,575 | £5,038,549 | |
| Average employees | 174 | 142 | |
| Wages | £4,368,134 | £4,389,865 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -0.7% | 3.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 30.9% | 28.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.62x | 1.81x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In the year to 31 March 2025, there was a net surplus in the year of £289k for the Group. General unrestricted funds showed a surplus of £316k. The Trustees have reviewed the Trust Business Plan for 2025 - 2026, targeting a surplus of £35k. The business plan is sufficient to secure the immediate future of the charity for at least the next 12 to 18 months. On this basis, we consider that the Trust is a going concern.”
Group structure
- GROUNDWORK NORTH EAST · parent
- The Greenhouse Company (Groundwork) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 88 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERTS, Steven James | Secretary | 2024-07-06 | — | — |
| ANDERSON, Amber Jade Jasmine | Director | 2020-09-24 | Mar 1992 | British |
| ATHERTON, Joel Peter Kirkham Hayes | Director | 2025-03-19 | Nov 1987 | British |
| COLE, Stephen Francis | Director | 2023-09-27 | Dec 1982 | British |
| CROOKS, Rachael | Director | 2025-03-19 | Aug 1981 | British |
| FELLOWS, Alison Anne | Director | 2026-03-18 | Sep 1960 | British |
| ORDE, Michael William | Director | 2025-03-19 | Oct 1957 | British |
| PEARCE, Diana Catherine | Director | 2013-09-25 | Aug 1952 | British |
| PRITCHARD, John Edward | Director | 2017-09-19 | Nov 1967 | British |
| RICHARDSON, Zain | Director | 2023-09-27 | May 1983 | British |
| SCHOOLER, Marion Fiona | Director | 2019-03-20 | Aug 1962 | British |
| SIMMONS, Helen | Director | 2021-06-23 | Nov 1974 | British |
Show 88 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CULVERHOUSE, Catherine Joanna | Secretary | 2009-10-22 | 2021-06-24 |
| FAIRCLOUGH, Arthur Neville | Secretary | 1992-03-31 | 2004-10-31 |
| HEATHERINGTON, John Paul | Secretary | 2021-06-24 | 2024-07-05 |
| WENTWORTH, Anthony James | Secretary | 2005-02-02 | 2009-10-21 |
| ANDERSON, Rosemary | Director | 2014-06-25 | 2016-09-28 |
| ANDERTON, Monica Frieda | Director | 1998-11-05 | 2009-05-08 |
| ATKINSON, Allan | Director | 1992-04-29 | 1996-02-06 |
| ATKINSON, Lorraine Ellen | Director | 2004-11-05 | 2008-09-12 |
| BAMBRA, Clare Louise, Dr | Director | 2011-06-15 | 2013-12-13 |
| BARRIE, Henry John | Director | 2001-11-06 | 2015-03-18 |
| BAXTER, Christopher David | Director | 2016-12-14 | 2018-03-20 |
| BROOKES, Peter | Director | 2009-06-12 | 2018-09-24 |
| BROWN, Ian | Director | 2014-12-17 | 2020-11-24 |
| BURNS, Monica Bernadette | Director | 2012-06-20 | 2017-01-31 |
| CARRICK, Jim Patterson, Dr | Director | 2012-09-26 | 2017-09-19 |
| CASE, Tara Therese | Director | 2020-05-05 | 2023-06-01 |
| CHAPMAN, Jennifer | Director | 2007-05-17 | 2007-08-30 |
| CHARLTON, Mark | Director | 2009-06-12 | 2013-09-25 |
| CHARLTON, Pauline Mary, Councillor | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2009-05-08 |
| COPELAND, Veronica | Director | 2007-05-17 | 2009-05-08 |
| CRAGGS, David | Director | 2004-01-23 | 2008-03-05 |
| DAVIDSON, Keith | Director | 2003-05-28 | 2009-05-08 |
| DAVISON, Joanne | Director | 2023-09-01 | 2025-12-23 |
| DAVISON, Thomas William, Councillor | Director | 2000-06-27 | 2003-05-30 |
| DIXON, William Gene, Councillor | Director | 2007-08-31 | 2009-06-12 |
| DODDS, Darush Hossginzadgh | Director | 2016-06-22 | 2018-09-13 |
| DONABIE, Jill Catherine | Director | 2011-03-09 | 2013-09-25 |
| EBBATSON, Brian David | Director | 2003-08-06 | 2009-12-16 |
| ENNALS, Paul Martin, Sir | Director | 2021-06-23 | 2024-03-20 |
| FLYNN, Jennifer | Director | 2001-03-16 | 2004-01-21 |
| GAMBLIN, Andrew | Director | 2001-11-06 | 2003-05-09 |
| GOTT, Nicola Ann | Director | 2014-06-25 | 2018-06-25 |
| GREAVES, Desmond | Director | 1995-08-03 | 1999-02-02 |
| GROGAN, Ronald Dennis | Director | 1992-03-31 | 2002-07-25 |
| GUILDFORD, Henry Shaw | Director | 1996-02-06 | 1996-05-14 |
| HARKER, Stephen James, Councillor | Director | 2009-06-12 | 2011-06-14 |
| HARKER, Stephen James, Councillor | Director | 2006-11-24 | 2007-08-30 |
| HARVEY, Tracy | Director | 2014-09-24 | 2016-03-16 |
| HEDLEY, Alan | Director | 1999-02-02 | 2000-06-27 |
| HOBROUGH, John Edward, Dr | Director | 2009-09-09 | 2012-09-26 |
| HODGSON, Michele, Councillor | Director | 2003-10-22 | 2009-05-08 |
| HODGSON, Stephen | Director | 1992-10-28 | 1996-02-05 |
| HOLGATE, Michael | Director | 2011-03-09 | 2013-01-07 |
| HOOK, Christopher Nicholas David | Director | 2013-09-25 | 2017-10-10 |
| HOUSTON, Maxine Jean Ulrich | Director | 2023-09-27 | 2025-07-11 |
| HUGHES, Philip | Director | 1996-06-06 | 2005-06-30 |
| HUGHES, Philip | Director | 1992-04-29 | 1994-06-14 |
| JAMES, Charles Leonard | Director | 1997-08-19 | 2001-06-01 |
| JOHNSON, Barbara-Anne | Director | 2017-03-22 | 2019-02-06 |
| JOHNSON, Oswald | Director | 2003-05-09 | 2009-05-08 |
| JUSTICE, Thomas | Director | 2018-03-21 | 2022-12-16 |
| KELLY, David Michael | Director | 2008-03-05 | 2010-06-30 |
| KETTLEWELL, Margaret Jill | Director | 1995-08-09 | 2004-07-30 |
| LANG, James Aidan | Director | 2013-06-26 | 2015-06-24 |
| LAURIE, Barbara Ann, Councillor | Director | 2001-05-09 | 2005-10-07 |
| MARSHALL, David Haddon | Director | 2001-07-26 | 2003-05-20 |
| MARTIN, David | Director | 2008-06-06 | 2022-09-28 |
| MCCONNELL, Alan Hugh | Director | 2002-02-05 | 2003-09-10 |
| MCKECHNIE, Roger Antony Nigel | Director | 1992-04-29 | 1994-11-10 |
| MOORE, Frederick Adrian | Director | 2003-05-14 | 2007-05-30 |
| MOWBRAY, Geoffrey | Director | 2007-05-30 | 2009-05-08 |
| MULLINDER, Deborah Ann | Director | 2020-03-25 | 2020-10-05 |
| NEILL, Samuel | Director | 2023-09-27 | 2024-06-19 |
| PARKIN, Jodie | Director | 2023-09-27 | 2024-06-19 |
| PEACOCK, Lynda | Director | 2009-05-08 | 2012-09-26 |
| PENDLEBURY, Robert | Director | 1992-04-29 | 1997-08-19 |
| PERKINS, Vince, Councillor | Director | 1994-08-16 | 1995-06-09 |
| PRATT, Malcolm | Director | 1992-04-29 | 1995-08-09 |
| QUINTON, Oliver John | Director | 1992-04-29 | 1998-02-05 |
| ROBINSON, George Kenneth | Director | 1994-05-20 | 1996-06-06 |
| ROBSON, Velma Anne | Director | 1999-11-03 | 2003-04-17 |
| ROSE, Stephen Andrew | Director | 1992-04-29 | 1997-08-19 |
| SCOTT, Andrew John | Director | 2008-06-06 | 2009-06-12 |
| SMAILES, David Stewart | Director | 2009-12-16 | 2012-03-31 |
| SNEE, Amanda Joanne | Director | 2020-05-05 | 2020-10-29 |
| STEVENSON, John Wilson | Director | 1992-04-29 | 1999-11-03 |
| STOBBS, John Brian | Director | 2003-01-29 | 2004-01-21 |
| STONES, Colin | Director | 1997-08-19 | 2000-07-31 |
| STREET, Graham, Professor | Director | 2009-05-08 | 2019-09-25 |
| TEBBUTT, Andrew, Councillor | Director | 2009-05-08 | 2013-06-26 |
| THACKRAY, Sarah Catherine | Director | 2019-03-20 | 2021-09-22 |
| THOMPSON, Paul | Director | 2009-12-16 | 2011-03-09 |
| THORNE-WALLIS, Nicholas Victor, Councillor | Director | 2011-06-15 | 2013-09-25 |
| THORNE-WALLIS, Nicholas Victor, Councillor | Director | 2007-08-31 | 2008-05-15 |
| THURSTON, Andrew Roy | Director | 2018-12-19 | 2025-12-17 |
| TOMLINSON, Edward Warner | Director | 2004-04-21 | 2017-09-19 |
| TOMLINSON, Edward Warner | Director | 2000-04-17 | 2001-05-10 |
| TONER, Joseph, Councillor | Director | 1999-05-25 | 2003-05-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Catherine Joanna Culverhouse | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2017-03-31 | Ceased 2022-06-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 317 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-07-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-2.7%
£8,420,552 £8,192,304
-
Cash
+81.3%
£749,648 £1,358,950
-
Net assets
+6.1%
£4,749,575 £5,038,549
-
Employees
-18.4%
174 142
-
Wages
+0.5%
£4,368,134 £4,389,865
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers