FOLKESTONE PARKS AND PLEASURE GROUNDS CHARITY

Registered charity 1006288 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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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.

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).

Trustees

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?

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.