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FOLKESTONE PARKS AND PLEASURE GROUNDS CHARITY

Registered charity 1006288 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The principal aim of the Charity is to ensure the maintenance of specific parks and recreation grounds so that the residents of Folkestone and Sandgate can use them for leisure pursuits and to enjoy the benefits of open spaces in an urban area.

Causes: Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.4m
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity finished the year with a surplus of £10,000, bringing total reserves to £5,658,000, of which £2,705,000 are restricted and £118,000 are endowment funds. Per the trustees' report, the charity's net revenue expenditure is fully financed by Folkestone & Hythe District Council, resulting in no separate balances for general contingencies or cash flow management. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Begbies Chartered Accountants. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.4m
Reserves (reported)
£121k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~1.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (49% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.3m£1.4m
31/03/2024£1.2m£1.2m
31/03/2023£924k£907k
31/03/2022£923k£833k
31/03/2021£740k£771k

Common questions

Is FOLKESTONE PARKS AND PLEASURE GROUNDS CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity finished the year with a surplus of £10,000, bringing total reserves to £5,658,000, of which £2,705,000 are restricted and £118,000 are endowment funds. Per the trustees' report, the charity's net revenue expenditure is fully financed by Folkestone & Hythe District Council, resulting in no separate balances for general contingencies or cash flow management. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Begbies Chartered Accountants.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FOLKESTONE PARKS AND PLEASURE GROUNDS CHARITY£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
FOLKESTONE MUNICIPAL CHARITY FY2026£157k—0unclear—no doubt
WILLIAM WALTER HINDE FOR OPEN SPACE FY2025£154k—0below—no doubt
KING GEORGE'S FIELD FY2025£288kUnder £50,0000unclear—no doubt
MILTON COMMUNITY CENTRE AND RECREATION GROUNDS FY2025£136k—0above—no doubt
WEST HAM PARK FY2025£1.7m—0below—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.