Facts and figures

Groundwork works in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.  Delivery of projects against stretching targets and performance measures is one essential element of the Groundwork Federation’s approach to performance management.

A set of quantitative project performance measures has been established. Annual targets are agreed with the Department for Communities and Local Government and other agencies.  

Reporting of outputs against the measures is done on a quarterly basis at Trust, regional and national levels.  Reported figures are audited to verify their accuracy.

 Last year, we:

  • Worked in 91% of the most deprived areas
  • Worked with 73% of Local Authorities in England and Wales.
  • In the past year raised and spent over £100 million on more than 6,000 local projects, all with the specific aim of Changing Places and Changing Lives.
  • Supported adults and young people to spend 516,900 days undertaking community volunteering
  • Helped young people spend 304,700 actively involved in community projects
  • Improved 14,700,000 square metres of land
  • Maintained 32,000,000 square metres of land
  • Planted over 100,000 trees
  • Worked with 15,200 business and schools
  • Saved 119,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions
  • Diverted 158,000 tonnes of wasted from landfill
  • Provided 41,649 weeks of training
  • Helped 2,403 people return to school, further or higher education, work placements and voluntary roles
  • Supported people to gain 8,253 formal qualifications
  • Created 1,769 jobs