Activities

As described by the charity on the register

The Parks Trust is the charity that owns much of the city's parks, lakes, woods and landscapes. This adds up to around 6,000 acres - about 25% of the new city area.

Latest income

£17.9m

Expenditure

£14.6m

Financial year end

2025-03-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-03-31 £13.9m £12.4m
2022-03-31 £13.9m £14.8m
2023-03-31 £13.9m £14.9m
2024-03-31 £14.2m £15.2m
2025-03-31 £17.9m £14.6m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £840k
Charitable activities £1.5m
Trading £1.8m
Investment income £11.1m
Total income £18.7m

Spending

Charitable spend £10.9m
Raising funds £3.7m
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £780k
Total expenditure £14.6m

Balance sheet

Reserves £8.2m
Total funds £159m
— restricted £171k
— unrestricted £8.3m
— endowment £150m
Total assets £159m
Cash £4.7m

People

Employees 155

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Environment/conservation/heritage

Who it helps

  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.