KING GEORGE'S FIELD, MILE END

Registered charity 1077859 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KING GEORGE'S FIELDS STEPNEY · filing overdue (register status)

The maintenance of Mile End Park, and the other open spaces within King George's Field, Mile End, for the use and enjoyment of the public.

Objects

THE LAND WITHIN THE AREAS SHOWN EDGED RED ON THE PLAN NO. KGF.1 ATTACHED HERETO WHICH HAS BEEN ACQUIRED BY THE COUNCIL OR THE LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL SHALL BE PRESERVED IN PERPETUITY AS A MEMORIAL TO HIS LATE MAJESTY KING GEORGE V UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE FOUNDATION

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.4m
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds are in a deficit of £58,068, driven by a significant revaluation loss on fixed assets. However, the sole trustee is the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, which meets the charity's net expenditure in full, securing its funding and eliminating the need for independent reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: more than £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“One employee received more than £60,000 in 2023/24 and one in 2022/23.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee received more than £60,000 in 2023/24 and one in 2022/23.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-58k)
“The Charity currently does not have a policy on level of reserves since the sole Trustee is the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, which meets in full the Charity’s net expenditure, so the Charity’s funding is secured.” — page 14
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Arnold Hill & Co LLP. Discloses 4 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

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

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (38% 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: Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025——
31/03/2024£1.4m£1.4m
31/03/2023£1.2m£1.4m
31/03/2022£1.2m£1.3m
31/03/2021£1.2m£1.2m

Common questions

Is KING GEORGE'S FIELD, MILE END financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds are in a deficit of £58,068, driven by a significant revaluation loss on fixed assets. However, the sole trustee is the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, which meets the charity's net expenditure in full, securing its funding and eliminating the need for independent reserves. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Arnold Hill & Co LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of KING GEORGE'S FIELD, MILE END earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.