MIDLANDS PARKS FORUM

Registered charity 1186863 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Midlands Parks Forum operates as an umbrella organisation in the East and West Midlands, to help improve green spaces. We help to raise standards and share good practice through conferences, workshops and educational forums, to share and learn with green space practitioners from local authorities; agencies such as Natural England and LANTRA; charities, and corporate partners.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£47k
Latest spending
£48k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an excess of payments over receipts of £1,373 for the year ended 30 November 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets from £86,232 to £84,469. The trustees consider the financial position appropriate for the charity's stage of development but recognize the need to secure sustainable funding for future periods. Reserves are held at £84,469, which is above the stated policy target of £50,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £50,000 (held: £84k)
Trustees estimate a target of £50,000 will be sufficient to fulfil this aim. — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Angela Lewis received £4,740 for services provided through her business, King Sport & Leisure.
Angela Lewis - trustee, provided professional and administrative support to the charity's 2025 conference through her business, King Sport & Leisure, for which the business was paid £4,740. — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/11/2025£47k£48k
30/11/2024£37k£43k
30/11/2023£65k£35k
30/11/2022£34k£36k
30/11/2021£67k£43k

Common questions

Is MIDLANDS PARKS FORUM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an excess of payments over receipts of £1,373 for the year ended 30 November 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets from £86,232 to £84,469. The trustees consider the financial position appropriate for the charity's stage of development but recognize the need to secure sustainable funding for future periods. Reserves are held at £84,469, which is above the stated policy target of £50,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund25/09/2025£208k"Green Heritage Future Leaders Programme"
UK government18/06/2021£2kDSF - Midlands Green Heritage