PADDINGTON RECREATION GROUND

Registered charity 295449 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The activities carried on by the Trust can be found in the Management Plan. Paddington Recreation Ground has been awarded the Civic Trusts Green Flag Award for the past 9 years. This is a national standard for parks that meet high operational and maintenance standards which are assessed annually by judges appointed by the Civic Trust.

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Latest income

£977k

Latest spending

£965k

Registered

1986

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £12,373 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £4,618,902. The charity relies entirely on Westminster City Council for ongoing financial support, noting that any expenditure not met by direct income is covered by the Council. The trustees and auditor confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no need for the Trust to hold any revenue reserves or cash (held: £4.6m)

“Funding from Westminster City Council to the Trust is adjusted during the financial year in line with the projected outturn figures so there is no need for the Trust to hold any revenue reserves or cash, as any expenditure not met by the charity’s direct income is covered Westminster City Council.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sumer Audit. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£977k

Total spending

£965k

Reserves (reported)

£5.3m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~66.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

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WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL- MEMBERS

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£977k	£965k
31/03/2024	£1.3m	£813k
31/03/2023	£427k	£643k
31/03/2022	£985k	£541k
31/03/2021	£1.8m	£696k

Common questions

Is PADDINGTON RECREATION GROUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £12,373 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £4,618,902. The charity relies entirely on Westminster City Council for ongoing financial support, noting that any expenditure not met by direct income is covered by the Council. The trustees and auditor confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Audit.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WEST HAM PARK.

WEST HAM PARK income £1.7m
FOLKESTONE PARKS AND PLEASURE GROUNDS CHARITY income £1.3m
STEVENS PARK AND RECREATION GROUND income £247k
LONDON HISTORIC PARKS AND GARDENS TRUST income £269k
Greenacre Trust Limited income £1.6m
KING GEORGE'S FIELD income £288k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PADDINGTON RECREATION GROUND	£977k	—	above	—	no doubt
WEST HAM PARK FY2025	£1.7m	—	below	—	no doubt
FOLKESTONE PARKS AND PLEASURE GROUNDS CHARITY FY2025	£1.3m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
STEVENS PARK AND RECREATION GROUND FY2025	£247k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LONDON HISTORIC PARKS AND GARDENS TRUST FY2024	£269k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Greenacre Trust Limited FY2025	£1.6m	—	above	—	no doubt

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