FRIENDS OF ROUNDHAY PARK

Registered charity 1097692 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FORP

Working for the enhancement, maintenance and use of Roundhay Park, to protect the natural beauty and help improve its existing facilities and resources and to increase public awareness of the Park and its environs.

Objects

A) TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION, RESTORATION, MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF ROUNDHAY PARK FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC B) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF LEEDS AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS

Area of benefit: LEEDS AND SURROUNDING AREA

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

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Latest income

£21k

Latest spending

£20k

Registered

2003

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £4,142 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing its unrestricted funds to £32,647. The trustees have established a reserves policy requiring a minimum of six months' budgeted expenditure, though the current unrestricted funds appear below this target based on the stated policy. The financial statements were subject to independent examination rather than audit, with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months based on the budgeted expenditure for the following year (held: £33k)

“It has established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds of the charity should be a minimum of 6 months based on the budgeted expenditure for the following year.”

Per its FY2025 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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Richard Critchleychair
Melody Joy Thornton
Sara Dawson

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£21k	£20k
31/03/2025	£30k	£26k
31/03/2024	£24k	£21k
31/03/2023	£37k	£43k
31/03/2022	£24k	£18k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF ROUNDHAY PARK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £4,142 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing its unrestricted funds to £32,647. The trustees have established a reserves policy requiring a minimum of six months' budgeted expenditure, though the current unrestricted funds appear below this target based on the stated policy. The financial statements were subject to independent examination rather than audit, with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	24/11/2006	£3k	Geology Trail in Roundhay Park