ROCK PARK TRUST

Registered charity 1154681 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of open space and recreational facilities granted in perpetuity to the town, and maintence of same.

Objects

IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF BARNSTAPLE WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A PARK.

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 · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: North Devon, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£64k

Latest spending

£52k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained a sustainable financial position with unrestricted reserves increasing to £126,223, meeting its policy target of four to six months of running costs. The charity reported a net income surplus for the year, funded primarily by a £50,000 grant from Barnstaple Town Council and various rental and hire incomes.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: four and six months (reserves figure: £126k)

“The Trust maintains a level of general unrestricted reserves that equates to the running costs of the park of between four and six months” — page 5

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 handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 15
Government income: £50,000 — grants £50,000 (1); 78% of the £63,910 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 10
Government income: £50,000 — grants £50,000 (1); 79% of the £63,010 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 10
Government income: £50,000 — grants £50,000 (1); 79% of the £63,010 total gross income on the same return
Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Barnstaple Town Council

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£64k	£52k
31/03/2024	£63k	£42k
31/03/2023	£63k	£21k
31/03/2022	£61k	£29k
31/03/2021	£104k	£75k

Common questions

Is ROCK PARK TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintained a sustainable financial position with unrestricted reserves increasing to £126,223, meeting its policy target of four to six months of running costs. The charity reported a net income surplus for the year, funded primarily by a £50,000 grant from Barnstaple Town Council and various rental and hire incomes. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE SOLE 2 SOUL FOUNDATION	1	£81k
BNA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION	1	£13k
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROCK FOUNDATION UK LIMITED.

ROCK FOUNDATION UK LIMITED income £742k
THE ROCK CLINIC ASSOCIATION income £442k
THE ROCK CHURCH income £270k
STOKE PARK TRUST income £27k
ROCK COMMUNITY HUB CIO income £525k
THE ROCKLEY CHARITABLE TRUST income £89k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ROCK PARK TRUST	£64k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ROCK FOUNDATION UK LIMITED FY2025	£742k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ROCK CLINIC ASSOCIATION FY2025	£442k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE ROCK CHURCH FY2025	£270k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
STOKE PARK TRUST FY2025	£27k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROCK COMMUNITY HUB CIO FY2025	£525k	—	0	unclear	—	noted

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