UK NATIONAL PARKS CHARITY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1182566 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC049846 (OSCR)

As per charitable objectives

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC WITHIN THE AREAS DESIGNATED AS NATIONAL PARKS IN ENGLAND, WALES AND SCOTLAND, RECOGNISING AT ALL TIMES THE REQUIREMENT TO RESPECT THE SPECIAL QUALITIES OF THOSE DESIGNATED AREAS: 1.THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE;2.THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BY:(A)THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES;(B)THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF COMMUNITIES ACHIEVING RURAL ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION;3.THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE NATIONAL PARKS AND THEIR SPECIAL QUALITIES; 4.THE PROMOTION OF THE NATIONAL PARKS AS FACILITIES FOR APPROPRIATE RECREATION AND ENJOYMENT FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE;SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS “DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS”.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Powys, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £8,765 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £30,564. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future, noting the charity has no operating costs other than accounting preparation and is not exposed to long-term liabilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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.

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 22/05/2024, 112 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — UK National Parks Charity Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Fiona Wynne
• Gordon Watson
• James Winkworth · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jonathan Cawley
• Vanessa Rowlands

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PARK FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

• THE PARK FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST income £14k
• PARK LANE FOUNDATION income £452k
• KENTON PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £346k
• FRIENDS OF BEAUMONT PARK LTD income £43k
• THE PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED income £1.3m
• THE LAKE FOUNDATION CHARITABLE TRUST income £125k

Side by side with its peers

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