FRIENDS OF GREENWICH PARK

Registered charity 1029933 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To secure the preservation, protection and enhancement of Greenwich Park. To promote and maintain high standards of horticulture, arboriculture, wildlife, public amenities, planning, architecture. traffic management and policing in Greenwich Park. To educate the public in the geography, history, natural history and architecture of Greenwich Park.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES IN THE AREA COMPRISING GREENWICH PARK AND ENVIRONS WHICH SHALL HEREINAFTER BE REFFERED TO AS 'THE AREA OF BENEFIT' I)TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT II)TO PROMOTE AND MAINTAIN HIGH STANDARDS OF HORTICULTURE ARBORICULTURE WILDLIFE PUBLIC AMENITIES PLANNING ARCHITECTURE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT POLICING AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS IN OR AFFECTING THE AREA OF BENEFIT III)TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE GEOGRAPHY HISTORY NATURAL HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT

Area of benefit: GREENWICH PARK

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£31k
Latest spending
£36k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a net expenditure of £5,173 for the year, reducing total unrestricted funds from £51,081 to £45,908. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Free unrestricted reserves are held in cash and deposit accounts to support day-to-day activities and future projects.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between £3,000 and £10,000 in the current account to run the day to day activities of the charity (held: £46k)
“Within the unrestricted funds is a designated amount of £25,000 that has been set aside for the Friends’ contribution to the Bandstand Restoration. In addition, the policy of the Trustees is to hold between £3,000 and £10,000 in the current account to run the day to day activities of the charity.” — page 3
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Greenwich

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£31k£36k
31/12/2023£18k£17k
31/12/2022£17k£65k
31/12/2021£16k£13k
31/12/2020£19k£15k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF GREENWICH PARK financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a net expenditure of £5,173 for the year, reducing total unrestricted funds from £51,081 to £45,908. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Free unrestricted reserves are held in cash and deposit accounts to support day-to-day activities and future projects. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.