MASTER PARK
To maintain land for recreation and public use
Objects
TO PROVIDE A RECREATION GROUND FOR THE INHABITANTS OF OXTED AND THEIR FRIENDS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £10,288 for the year ended 31 March 2025, bringing total unrestricted reserves to £56,133. The trustees confirm the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, and the independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention. The charity relies on diverse income streams including lettings, donations, and grants to sustain operations and maintenance.
What the accounts disclose
“Income in furtherance of charitable objects 22,836” — page 9
“The new subsidiary charity, Master Park Pavilion Charity, was established to progress the new park hub project’s fund-raising.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 2
- Government income: £4,000 — grants £4,000 (1); 11% of the £35,164 total gross income on the same return
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 28/05/2024, 118 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).
Trustees
- Duncan Southcott
- Gareth Morgan
- Helen Hunt
- Laura Stradling
- Pamela McNaughton
- ROBERT SAYER
- Richard Nathan John Mumford
- Robert Pitt
- Sarah Salmon
- Susan Wallace
- Warren Fairchild
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £35k | £25k |
| 31/03/2024 | £36k | £35k |
| 31/03/2023 | £47k | £48k |
| 31/03/2022 | £34k | £38k |
| 31/03/2021 | £40k | £29k |
Common questions
Is MASTER PARK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £10,288 for the year ended 31 March 2025, bringing total unrestricted reserves to £56,133. The trustees confirm the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, and the independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention. The charity relies on diverse income streams including lettings, donations, and grants to sustain operations and maintenance. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE MACDONALD-BUCHANAN CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £145k |
| THE WORLD FEDERATION OF KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI MUSLIM COMMUNITIES | 1 | £131k |
| UNITED ST SAVIOUR'S CHARITY | 1 | £25k |
| SOUTHWARK CHARITIES | 1 | £12k |
| THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £5k |
| THE CHARLES LEWIS FOUNDATION | 1 | £3k |
| NORTH SOUTHWARK ENVIRONMENT TRUST | 1 | £3k |
| ROTHERHITHE CONSOLIDATED CHARITIES | 1 | £2k |
Charities like this
- MASTERS FOUNDATION
- THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST
- ART IN THE PARK
- THE MAJESTIC CHURCH
- STRODE PARK FOUNDATION FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
- MASTER PARK PAVILION CHARITY
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASTER PARK | £35k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MASTERS FOUNDATION | £999k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST | £155.3m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ART IN THE PARK | £66k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE MAJESTIC CHURCH | £52k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| STRODE PARK FOUNDATION FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES | £13.0m | £90,001 - £100,000 | 3 | below | — | no doubt |