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GRAVES PARK

Registered charity 510841 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Graves Park is classified as a City Park and a major visitor attraction with bowling greens, tennis courts, pitch and putt golf, cricket, football and a popular animal farm.

Causes: Amateur Sport · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · Get email alerts

Latest income
£849k
Latest spending
£845k
Registered
1981
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased slightly to £2,504,635, with unrestricted reserves remaining minimal at £1,779. The charity relies heavily on Sheffield City Council to fund the variance between its charitable expenditure and income, noting that annual revenue expenditure is generally greater than income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no specific charity reserves are deemed to be necessary, except for those reserves represented by fixed assets (held: £2k)
“As the charity is managed and funded by the Council no specific charity reserves are deemed to be necessary, except for those reserves represented by fixed assets.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Sheffield City Council
“The amount of funding provided by Sheffield City Council during the year is £277,103 (23/24: £291,126) At the year end £1,750 was owed by Sheffield City Council (23/24: £1,248)” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£849k
Total spending
£845k
Cost of raising funds
£20k
Reserves (reported)
£2k
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£849k£845k
31/03/2024£728k£821k
31/03/2023£655k£741k
31/03/2022£528k£616k
31/03/2021£736k£561k

Common questions

Is GRAVES PARK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased slightly to £2,504,635, with unrestricted reserves remaining minimal at £1,779. The charity relies heavily on Sheffield City Council to fund the variance between its charitable expenditure and income, noting that annual revenue expenditure is generally greater than income. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.