01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 9 January 1992
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 02519659
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £17,899,035
- Latest expenditure
- £14,597,006
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: MILTON KEYNES PARKS TRUST LTD, 1300 SILBURY BOULEVARD, CAMPBELL PARK, MILTON KEYNES, MK9 4AD
Website recorded by the regulator: www.theparkstrust.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
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.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £17,899,035
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,597,006
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 September 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £14,189,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £15,162,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 2 November 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £13,867,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,944,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 November 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £13,950,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,844,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 August 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 August 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £13,868,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,385,000
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 27 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £17,899,035
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,597,006
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 244
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 16 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £14,189,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £15,162,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 245
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 2 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £13,867,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,944,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 225
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 29 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £13,950,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,844,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £93,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 224
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 4 August 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £13,868,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,385,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £348,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 215
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 27 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 839648
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1824192
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1530181
- Income Investments
- 11092340
- Income Other
- 3447149
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 18733510
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 834057
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £3,690,158
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £10,906,848
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 14597006
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 131667
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 780402
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 4482471
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 499437
- Gain Loss Investment
- 5289034
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -292396
- Reserves
- £8,206,929
- Assets Total Fixed
- 184469009
- Assets Own Use
- 4796850
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 179672159
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £9,243,150
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £34,888,019
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £158,824,140
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 5888019
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 29000000
- Assets Cash
- £4,745,563
- Funds Endowment
- 150387091
- Funds Unrestricted
- 8265929
- Funds Restricted
- 171120
- Funds Total
- 158824140
- Count Employees
- 155
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 16 September 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1389000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1749000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1316000
- Income Investments
- 11071000
- Income Other
- 233000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 15758000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 1389000
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £4,224,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £10,938,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 15162000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 86000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 539000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3507000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 433000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 4126000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -601000
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 183050000
- Assets Own Use
- 5000000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 178050000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £7,508,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £40,868,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £149,690,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 6868000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 34000000
- Assets Cash
- £3,104,000
- Funds Endowment
- 144264000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5245000
- Funds Restricted
- 181000
- Funds Total
- 149690000
- Count Employees
- 157
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 2 November 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2473000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3212000
- Income Investments
- 10409000
- Income Other
- 246000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 16340000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 2473000
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £4,417,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £10,527,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 14944000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 3766000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 433000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 4380000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 350000
- Gain Loss Investment
- -8650000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 2476000
- Reserves
- £158,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 181463000
- Assets Own Use
- 4798000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 176665000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £7,655,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £43,549,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £145,569,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 8549000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 35000000
- Assets Cash
- £2,900,000
- Funds Endowment
- 138266000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 6672000
- Funds Restricted
- 631000
- Funds Total
- 145569000
- Count Employees
- 155
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 29 November 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2412000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4528000
- Income Investments
- 9376000
- Income Other
- 46000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 16362000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 2412000
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £4,385,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £10,459,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 14844000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 4385000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 508000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 255000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 17972000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 1531000
- Reserves
- £149,702,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 193726000
- Assets Own Use
- 2183000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 191543000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,556,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £48,935,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £150,347,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 13935000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 35000000
- Assets Cash
- £2,808,000
- Funds Endowment
- 144443000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5259000
- Funds Restricted
- 645000
- Funds Total
- 150347000
- Count Employees
- 126
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 4 August 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2827000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2789000
- Income Investments
- 8109000
- Income Other
- 2970000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 16695000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 2827000
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £4,141,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £8,244,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 12385000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 4141000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 454000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 341000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 8242000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 377000
- Reserves
- £127,127,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 154446000
- Assets Own Use
- 1923000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 152523000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £11,758,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £36,878,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £129,326,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 26253000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 10625000
- Assets Cash
- £9,975,000
- Funds Endowment
- 124059000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4585000
- Funds Restricted
- 682000
- Funds Total
- 129326000
- Count Employees
- 65
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Milton Keynes
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- MILTON KEYNES PARKS TRUST LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1992-01-09T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 6TH. JULY 1990, AMENDED 15TH. OCTOBER 1991 AND 24TH MARCH 1992 AS AMENDED ON 11 MAR 2020AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 22 APR 2026
- Charitable Objects
- THE PRIMARY OBJECTS OF THE TRUST ARE TO: (I) PROVIDE, MAINTAIN AND EQUIP PARKS, GARDENS, LANDSCAPE AREAS, WOODLANDS, OPEN SPACES, NATURE HABITATS, PLAYING FIELDS, PLAYGROUNDS AND RECREATIONAL AMENITY SPACES WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF MILTON KEYNES AND THE ENVIRONS THEREOF (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE PARKS"); AND (II) MAINTAIN AND CONSERVE THE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS AND HABITATS, AND HERITAGE SITES AND GAIN WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF MILTON KEYNES AND THE ENVIRONS THEREOF , FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF, AND VISITORS TO, THE AREA. THE SECONDARY OBJECTS OF THE TRUST ARE: (III) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO HORTICULTURE, ARBORICULTURE, WILD PLANTS AND WILDLIFE; AND (IV) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS AND VISITORS TO THE AREA.
- Area Of Benefit
- MILTON KEYNES, BUCKINGHAM
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 27710
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- PARKS TRUST
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff