Groundwork has been crafting practical projects with forward thinking corporate, public sector and third sector partners like you to make this happen for 40 years. Thousands of projects every year that make a real and lasting difference in the communities most in need of support. These partnerships are making a difference that you can see – helping people into work, creating stronger communities, better neighbourhoods and encouraging healthier, greener lifestyles.

By combining our local knowledge with our national reach you too can deliver high impact projects that change lives in communities right across the UK.

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Our Services

Our specialist teams ensure resources deliver maximum results where they’re most needed. Find out how we can help you change places and change lives in local communities.

Community Services

Community Services

We help people come together to change the places where they live for the better and to develop their skills, build their confidence and make new friendships.

Life skills and employment

Life skills and employment

We develop tailored local initiatives with housing associations, major employers, schools and colleges and also run major programmes on behalf of local and national government.

Supporting young people

Supporting young people

We work with young people in and out of schools to encourage them to learn, to help them develop as people and to have inspirational experiences that they will remember for life.

Energy, water and waste

Energy, water and waste

We help people to reduce their use of resources to save them money – and become part of the movement battling the climate crisis.

Corporate responsibility

Corporate responsibility

We help businesses put their corporate responsibility strategies into action by connecting them with communities and helping them build social value into their services.

Grant management

Grant management

We provide grant management services to national and local government, public sector agencies, corporate partners and charitable trusts.

Sustainable business

Sustainable business

We help businesses and organisations of all shapes and sizes cut their costs, rise to the challenge of reducing their carbon impact and be more efficient and resilient.

Landscape services

Landscape services

We help groups, organisations, businesses and landowners create and develop landscapes and green spaces that boost wellbeing, increase resilience and bring a bit of happiness and joy to those that use them.