Groundwork
Groundwork takes practical action to create a fair and green future in which people, places, and nature thrive.
We support local communities and businesses to build capacity and resilience as this is vital if we are to tackle hardship, achieve a just transition to net-zero and help nature recover in a way that reduces inequality and leads to better work and healthier, happier lives.
Charity registration number 291558
Groundwork near me
Groundwork Trusts are supporting communities and creating a green future across the UK.
Find out how we’re changing places and lives in your area.
The change we deliver
We work with people who are facing multiple challenges and in places that are lacking social infrastructure and economic opportunities. Many of the places we prioritise are also increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather events.
We have four decades’ experience of building partnerships to address these challenges in three connected ways.
We help people create better places…
By making communities greener, healthier and better prepared for the future and enabling people to work together to bring about change in their local area.
We help people improve their prospects…
By increasing confidence, skills, wellbeing and employability and helping those out of work find jobs in the green economy.
We help people protect the planet…
By supporting people and businesses to reduce their carbon footprint, cut waste and take practical action to combat the climate and nature emergencies.
News updates
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NEWS: Groundwork offers energy saving advice ahead of Energy Price cap hike
With energy bills set to rise again, Groundwork is encouraging households to take control of their energy bills to help stay warm and well. The latest increase comes after a 13% rise in average household energy bills in July. To help, Groundwork’s Green Doctors are offering free advice and support through the Stay Warm, Stay…
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BLOG: Friends of Groundwork – From 1982 to Today
By Graham Duxbury, Groundwork’s UK Chief Executive “The project is concerned with you and your environment. To make it a success we need your ideas and your help – join the FROGs.” This was the exhortation to readers of the St Helens Star in 1982, the year in which ‘Operation Groundwork’ went from idea to…
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NEWS: Groundwork and Cadent Foundation celebrate Charity Partnership of the Year win at Third Sector Awards
Groundwork and the Cadent Foundation picked up the Charity Partnership of the Year award at the 2026 Third Sector Awards for their collective efforts to support households in England living in fuel poverty through the Stay Warm, Stay Well programme. The award recognises a partnership between two or more charities that has enabled the partners…
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Whether you’re looking for a grant to turn your community project into a reality, want to partner with us to change lives or simply want to give a few hours a week to a cause that benefits your community, Groundwork can help you do something special.
Our impact
16,053
Local organisations supported
£101m
Invested in communities
156,504
Hours of volunteering mobilised
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