MILTON KEYNES PARKS TRUST LIMITED
Registered charity 1007183 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PARKS TRUST
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.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that net assets increased to £158.8 million, driven by property revaluations and land disposals, while total resources expended fell slightly to £14.6 million. The charity maintains a strong liquidity position with £4.7 million in cash and £29.2 million in liquid investments, which the trustees confirm are sufficient to meet liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Milton Keynes Parks Trust Limited (matched by registered charity number).
Property (HM Land Registry)
544 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (62 freehold); recorded price paid £16.8m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£3.7m
Reported reserves equal ~6.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 19.7% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).
- Nick Lloydchair
- Ann Michele Shrimpton
- Ayse Sinem Bilen
- Carla Velterop-Martin
- Christopher Bridgman
- Cristopher Eaton
- Danielle Sheppard
- Dominic Russell
- Fathima Shazna Muzammil · trustee of 1 other charity
- Graham Webster
- Ian Burgess
- Ian Jackson
- Joseph Kingston
- Lauren Townsend
- RICHARD JAMES PRYOR · trustee of 1 other charity
- Richard Smith
- Robert David Green
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Milton Keynes
Income and spending
Common questions
Is MILTON KEYNES PARKS TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that net assets increased to £158.8 million, driven by property revaluations and land disposals, while total resources expended fell slightly to £14.6 million. The charity maintains a strong liquidity position with £4.7 million in cash and £29.2 million in liquid investments, which the trustees confirm are sufficient to meet liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.
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