PEAK DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1182136 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The Peak District National Park Foundation seeks to grow support and raise funds for the Peak District for everyone to enjoy forever. Our ambition is more land managed for wildlife, more rare habitats protected and more people able to access and enjoy the National Park. We will do this by raising funds and working in partnership to deliver projects which care for the Peak District.
Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £150,051 against a policy target of three months' running costs. The charity is dependent on an annual grant from the Peak District National Park Authority until 2028, which is scheduled to decrease in size from 2026 onwards.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months running costs (held: £150k)
“Trustees have therefore created an objective of building a dedicated contingency reserve equivalent to three months running costs.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Peak District National Park Foundation (matched by registered charity number).
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- AJ Bell — “With thanks to the generous organisations who support our work: AJ Bell” (source page)
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£15k
Reported reserves equal ~4.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (59% 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: 1.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (10/11/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is PEAK DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £150,051 against a policy target of three months' running costs. The charity is dependent on an annual grant from the Peak District National Park Authority until 2028, which is scheduled to decrease in size from 2026 onwards. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds PEAK DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name PEAK DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE DERBYSHIRE ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST LIMITED, DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE'S CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).
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