CRYSTAL PALACE PARK TRUST

Registered charity 1193331 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To act as the custodian of Crystal Palace Park and to protect, manage and improve the Park as a green, historic, ecological, recreational, sporting, cultural and educational resource in the interests of the community and other park users.

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

Latest income
£2.7m
Latest spending
£2.0m
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust's net movement in funds for the year was £621,137, compared to £233,409 in the previous year. The consolidated balance sheet shows total assets of £1,758,097 (2025) against total liabilities implied by creditors of £420,677 (2024) and £255,002 (2025), resulting in total funds of £1,758,097. The filing notes that the entity was entitled to audit exemption under the Companies Act 2006 but an audit was required under the Charities Act 2011.

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£2.7m
Total spending
£2.0m
Reserves (reported)
£862k
Employees
14

Reported reserves equal ~5.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (45% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bromley

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£2.7m£2.0m
31/12/2024£1.9m£1.7m
31/12/2023£1.1m£969k
31/12/2022£699k£335k
31/05/2022£584k£146k

Common questions

Is CRYSTAL PALACE PARK TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust's net movement in funds for the year was £621,137, compared to £233,409 in the previous year. The consolidated balance sheet shows total assets of £1,758,097 (2025) against total liabilities implied by creditors of £420,677 (2024) and £255,002 (2025), resulting in total funds of £1,758,097. The filing notes that the entity was entitled to audit exemption under the Companies Act 2006 but an audit was required under the Charities Act 2011. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CRYSTAL PALACE PARK TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CRYSTAL PALACE PARK TRUST as a grant recipient include THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£140kOutdoor play space

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund27/09/2023£496kCrystal Palace Park Trust: Connecting People through the Park
Greater London Authority06/04/2021£18kA new Stage for Crystal Palace Bowl
Greater London Authority06/03/2021£18kGrant to A New Stage for Crystal Palace Bowl

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ALEXANDRA PARK AND PALACE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CRYSTAL PALACE PARK TRUST£2.7m—0unclear—no doubt
ALEXANDRA PARK AND PALACE FY2025£28.6m——unclear—no doubt
LONDON HISTORIC PARKS AND GARDENS TRUST FY2024£269k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PARHAM PARK TRUST (1984) FY2025£983k—0above—no doubt
THE PALACE TRUST FY2025£2.2m——above—no doubt
CASTLE PARK TRUST FY2025£164k—0above—no doubt

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