THE PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED

Registered charity 1140834 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PARK CENTRE

EDUCATIONAL COURSES, ACTIVITIES FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £4,645 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a reduction in reserves. The trustees report that free reserves stood at £165,151, which is below the stated minimum policy level of £170,000, though the charity remains a going concern with adequate resources to meet its long-term financing commitments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000.” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Charitable activities (97% of income)
“Gross income for the year ending 31 March 2025 was £1,302,501 (2024: £1,379,476) made up of income from charitable activities of £1,264,992 (2024: 1,121,984) and donations and legacies of £37,005 (2024: £250,556).” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £165k)
“As at 31st March 2025, free reserves stood at approximately £165,151. While this figure is currently below the minimum level, the Trustees are committed to increasing reserves in accordance with this policy.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Park Education Limited owed £71,384 to The Park Community Centre Limited and was charged rent and other charges of £137,783.
“At 31 March 2025 The Park Education Limited owed £71,384 (2024: £20,797) to The Park Community Centre Limited. The Park Education Limited was charged rent and other charges of £137,783 (2024: £113,514) during the year to 31 March 2025.” — page 41
“During the year, the Park Community Centre Limited received £1,000 (2024: £Nil) in donations from Deeley Freed, a company in which David Freed, Philip Briggs and Iain Neary are Directors.” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from Deeley Freed, a company where trustees David Freed, Philip Briggs and Iain Neary are directors.
“At 31 March 2025 The Park Education Limited owed £71,384 (2024: £20,797) to The Park Community Centre Limited. The Park Education Limited was charged rent and other charges of £137,783 (2024: £113,514) during the year to 31 March 2025.” — page 41
“During the year, the Park Community Centre Limited received £1,000 (2024: £Nil) in donations from Deeley Freed, a company in which David Freed, Philip Briggs and Iain Neary are Directors.” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: disclosed
“The Trustees are aware that there is a deficit on the overall defined benefit plan. However, The Park is ahead in its contributions and is being asked to reduce its monthly contributions going forwards. The Trustees consider that there is not enough information available to seperate The Park's assets and liabilities it may be possible in the future years to include this information in the financial statements.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: The Park Education Ltd
“The Park Community Centre Ltd operates in conjunction with its subsidiary, The Park Education Ltd (PEL). PEL is an independent registered charity (number 1198372) focused on post-16 alternative education for young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Randall & Payne LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Park Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

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

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.3m
Reserves (reported)
£165k
Employees
36

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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: Bristol City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.3m£1.3m
31/03/2024£1.4m£1.2m
31/03/2023£1.2m£1.3m
31/03/2022£6.4m£1.1m
31/03/2021£3.0m£792k

Common questions

Is THE PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £4,645 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a reduction in reserves. The trustees report that free reserves stood at £165,151, which is below the stated minimum policy level of £170,000, though the charity remains a going concern with adequate resources to meet its long-term financing commitments. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Randall & Payne LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Who funds THE PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE NISBET TRUST, THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST, THE POPLE CHARITABLE TRUST, BLUESPARK FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE NISBET TRUSTFY2021£250k
THE NISBET TRUSTFY2022£150k
THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£25k
THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£25k
THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£15k
THE POPLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE POPLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
BLUESPARK FOUNDATIONFY2024—Games equipment for community hub in area of multiple deprivation and disadvantage

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England26/10/2023£4kBoxercise Sessions
Sport England29/06/2020£3kCOVID-19 CEF
The National Lottery Community Fund15/09/2016£3kParkFest
Sport England23/09/2013£7kPING at The Park - Bristol

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PARK CENTRE (KINGSWOOD).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED£1.3mUnder £60,0000below—no doubt
THE PARK CENTRE (KINGSWOOD) FY2025£177k—0unclear—no doubt
PARKWILL LIMITED FY2025£1.4m—0above—no doubt
COMMUNITY MUSIC LIMITED FY2025£194k—0unclear—no doubt
PARK VIEW 4U FY2025£180k—0unclear—no doubt
PARK ROAD COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£275k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.