PARK COMMUNITY ACTION

Registered charity 1159498 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Park Community Action operates in one of the most deprived areas of Sheffield. We run a local forum and a community centre which includes a volunteer run library, a cafe and youth club. The objects are to improve the conditions of life for the inhabitants of the area by advancing education and by providing facilities for social and leisure time activities

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Get email alerts

Latest income

£55k

Latest spending

£52k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets increased to £36,406, with unrestricted reserves at £24,744. The charity maintains a reserves policy of three months' running costs. The trustees report that while grant funding remains a challenge, they remain confident of continuing to serve the local community.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months running costs (held: £25k)

“Park Community Action aim to maintain a level of reserves at 3 months running costs to cover the ongoing operation of the group to cover periods without funding.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (13/04/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Christine Robinson
Cllr Elle Dodd
Dave Watkins
Joseph Bussey
KEITH CRAWSHAW · trustee of 2 other charities
ROSALIE DIANE HILL
Tracy Brown

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£55k	£52k
31/03/2024	£41k	£35k
31/03/2023	£38k	£32k
31/03/2022	£17k	£32k
31/03/2021	£58k	£46k

Common questions

Is PARK COMMUNITY ACTION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total net assets increased to £36,406, with unrestricted reserves at £24,744. The charity maintains a reserves policy of three months' running costs. The trustees report that while grant funding remains a challenge, they remain confident of continuing to serve the local community. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PARK COMMUNITY ACTION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PARK COMMUNITY ACTION as a grant recipient include SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST	FY2025	£2k
SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST	FY2022	£2k
SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST	FY2023	—	Annually recurring grant

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	02/07/2020	£6k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
Sport England	10/06/2020	£562	COVID-19 CEF