Activities

As described by the charity on the register

parkrun organise free, weekly, 5km timed runs around the world. They are open to everyone, free, and are safe and easy to take part in. These events take place in pleasant parkland surroundings and we encourage people of every ability to take part; from those taking their first steps in running to Olympians; from juniors to those with more experience; we welcome you all.

Latest income

£11.0m

Expenditure

£10.4m

Financial year end

2025-01-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-01-31 £4.3m £3.9m
2022-01-31 £5.6m £4.3m
2023-01-31 £7.2m £7.3m
2024-01-31 £9.4m £9.6m
2025-01-31 £11.0m £10.4m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-01-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £818k
Charitable activities £2.0m
Trading £8.0m
Investment income £24k
Total income £11.0m

Spending

Charitable spend £5.3m
Raising funds £5.1m
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £0
Total expenditure £10.4m

Balance sheet

Reserves £3.7m
Total funds £3.7m
— restricted £688k
— unrestricted £3.0m
— endowment £0
Total assets £3.7m
Cash £2.2m

People

Employees 62

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation

Who it helps

  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities

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.