BRISTOL AND BATH PARKS FOUNDATION
Your Park Bristol & Bath (the working name of the Charity) works to help everyone access parks and their transformational health and wellbeing benefits. We run a programme of activities and provide support to communities in the highest areas of deprivation in Bristol and Bath with the aim of increasing use of parks. To do this, we focus on three key areas: health, access and nature.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £21,609, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of four months' operational costs (around £40,000). Per the trustees' report, the charity remains in a reasonable position to continue activities, supported by sufficient restricted funds to cover planned significant activities and operating costs.
What the accounts disclose
“No employee earned more than £60,000 during the current period or prior period.” — page 23
“It is the Trustees’ long-term aim to build up a balance of free reserves (net current assets) which equates to 4 months’ operational costs (around £40,000).” — page 11
“The total aggregate unrestricted donations to the charity from 1 trustee during the prior year was £590.”
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Trustees
- Robert John Acton-Campbellchair
- Anna Little
- Anthony Wilson Hickman
- Clare Hanley-Theare
- Colin Mathews
- Helen Shirley Hobbs
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £331k | £531k |
| 31/12/2024 | £637k | £572k |
| 31/12/2023 | £553k | £360k |
| 31/12/2022 | £183k | £172k |
| 31/12/2021 | £168k | £172k |
Common questions
Is BRISTOL AND BATH PARKS FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £21,609, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of four months' operational costs (around £40,000). Per the trustees' report, the charity remains in a reasonable position to continue activities, supported by sufficient restricted funds to cover planned significant activities and operating costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
What does the highest-paid employee of BRISTOL AND BATH PARKS FOUNDATION earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.
Who funds BRISTOL AND BATH PARKS FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BRISTOL AND BATH PARKS FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include QUARTET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, The Patricia Routledge Foundation, SSP FOUNDATION, Evelyn Partners Charitable Trust.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUARTET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £3k | Express Grant towards developing community-led park assessments for disabled people and carers in urban parks. |
| The Patricia Routledge Foundation | FY2024 | £2k | |
| The Patricia Routledge Foundation | FY2022 | £2k | |
| SSP FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £1k | |
| SSP FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £1k | |
| Evelyn Partners Charitable Trust | FY2025 | £700 | Employee charitable collections |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/01/2026 | £353k | Roots to Wellbeing: Mental health peer support in nature |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/09/2025 | £20k | Bee Active - Weekly volunteering in Bath's parks |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 07/08/2024 | £248k | "Parks 4 All – Transforming access to and saving park heritage with Disabled people and caregivers" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 13/06/2024 | £20k | Expanding Roots to Wellbeing for the BAME community |
| Postcode Lottery | 29/03/2024 | £25k | Unrestricted Funding |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/02/2023 | £219k | Step-change in innovative mental health support |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/09/2022 | £10k | Roots to Wellbeing - expansion into Bath |
| UK government | 07/09/2020 | £7k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £80k |
| THE NISBET TRUST | 2 | £67k |
| THE SUNRISE FOUNDATION CIO | 1 | £277k |
| THE BANISTER CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £205k |
| THE JERUSALEM TRUST | 1 | £120k |
| FEEDING BRISTOL | 1 | £77k |
| THE HEADLEY TRUST | 1 | £69k |
| THE OVO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £50k |
Charities like this
- BATH RECREATION LIMITED
- The Parks Foundation
- BRISTOL RUGBY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
- BRISTOL MUSEUMS DEVELOPMENT TRUST
- CHANGES BRISTOL LTD
- Heart of BS13 Ltd
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRISTOL AND BATH PARKS FOUNDATION | £331k | Under £60,000 | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BATH RECREATION LIMITED | £1.3m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| The Parks Foundation | £535k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BRISTOL RUGBY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | £755k | Under £60,000 | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BRISTOL MUSEUMS DEVELOPMENT TRUST | £276k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHANGES BRISTOL LTD | £305k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |