MILTON KEYNES PARKS TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1007183 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PARKS TRUST

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Latest income
£17.9m
Latest spending
£14.6m
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£18.7m
Total spending
£14.6m
Cost of raising funds
£3.7m
Reserves (reported)
£8.2m
Employees
155

Reported reserves equal ~6.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Milton Keynes

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£17.9m£14.6m
31/03/2024£14.2m£15.2m
31/03/2023£13.9m£14.9m
31/03/2022£13.9m£14.8m
31/03/2021£13.9m£12.4m

Common questions

Is MILTON KEYNES PARKS TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

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.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund02/07/2025£213k"The River Great Ouse Wetland Arc"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund28/06/2016£2.3m"Revealing, Reviving and Restoring Great Linford Manor Park, Milton Keynes"