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HAMPSTEAD HEATH

Registered charity 803392 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objective of the charity is the preservation of Hampstead Heath for the recreation and enjoyment of the public.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£11.5m
Latest spending
£11.4m
Registered
1990
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased to £11,475,212 from £13,248,437 in the prior year, while total expenditure increased to £11,418,242. The charity generated a net surplus of £203,267 and held combined total funds of £63,042,037 at year-end, with unrestricted funds standing at £1,116,579. The trustees and auditors confirm 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

Largest income source: City of London Corporation (54% of income)
“An amount of £6,233,927 (2023/24: £8,591,335) was received from the City of London Corporation’s City’s Estate as a contribution towards the running costs of the charity.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: original endowment of £15 million (now worth £39.4 million) should produce income to cover a proportion of the running costs of Hampstead Heath (held: £1.1m)
“The reserves policy of the charity is that the original endowment of £15 million (now worth £39.4 million) should produce income to cover a proportion of the running costs of Hampstead Heath.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The City Corporation is the sole Trustee of the charity... The City Corporation provides various services to the charity, the costs of which are recharged to the charity. This includes the provision of banking services... The cost of these services is included within expenditure, as set out in note 7.
“The City Corporation is the sole Trustee of the charity, as described on page 2. The City Corporation provides various services to the charity, the costs of which are recharged to the charity. This includes the provision of banking services, charging all transactions to the charity at cost and crediting or charging interest at a commercial rate. The cost of these services is included within expenditure, as set out in note 7.” — page 44
“The charity is consolidated within the accounts of City’s Estate, a fund of the City of London Corporation (the City Corporation, the Corporate Trustee of the charity), by virtue of the deemed control arising from the provision of the shortfall between the charity’s income and expenditure by City’s Estate, whose place of business is Guildhall, London EC2P 2EJ.” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity is consolidated within the accounts of City’s Estate... by virtue of the deemed control arising from the provision of the shortfall between the charity’s income and expenditure by City’s Estate
“The City Corporation is the sole Trustee of the charity, as described on page 2. The City Corporation provides various services to the charity, the costs of which are recharged to the charity. This includes the provision of banking services, charging all transactions to the charity at cost and crediting or charging interest at a commercial rate. The cost of these services is included within expenditure, as set out in note 7.” — page 44
“The charity is consolidated within the accounts of City’s Estate, a fund of the City of London Corporation (the City Corporation, the Corporate Trustee of the charity), by virtue of the deemed control arising from the provision of the shortfall between the charity’s income and expenditure by City’s Estate, whose place of business is Guildhall, London EC2P 2EJ.” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £2.7m
“The Fund’s estimated net liability has been determined by independent actuaries in accordance with FRS102 as £2.7m as at 31 March 2025 (£49.9m as at 31 March 2024).” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hampstead Heath Charity (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£11.5m
Total spending
£11.4m
Cost of raising funds
£203k
Reserves (reported)
£23.6m
Employees
83

Reported reserves equal ~24.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (86% 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: 1.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet · Camden

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£11.5m£11.4m
31/03/2024£13.2m£10.3m
31/03/2023£9.4m£9.5m
31/03/2022£9.9m£9.3m
31/03/2021£9.5m£9.5m

Common questions

Is HAMPSTEAD HEATH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased to £11,475,212 from £13,248,437 in the prior year, while total expenditure increased to £11,418,242. The charity generated a net surplus of £203,267 and held combined total funds of £63,042,037 at year-end, with unrestricted funds standing at £1,116,579. The trustees and auditors confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City Bridge Foundation26/11/2015£400kGrant to Hampstead Heath Charitable Trust
City Bridge Foundation28/04/2011£3.0mGrant to Hampstead Heath Charitable Trust

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
YOUNG CAMDEN FOUNDATION1£68k
WEST DEVON COMMUNITY & VOLUNTARY SERVICES1£800
COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF DEVON1£59

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HAMPSTEAD COMMUNITY ACTION LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HAMPSTEAD HEATH£11.5m—0unclear—no doubt
HAMPSTEAD COMMUNITY ACTION LIMITED FY2025£421k—0below—noted
HAMPSTEAD GARDEN SUBURB FREE CHURCH FY2025£329k—0unclear—no doubt
WEST WICKHAM COMMON AND SPRING PARK WOOD FY2025£2.0m——unclear—no doubt
THE HAMPSTEAD WELLS AND CAMPDEN TRUST FY2024£979k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
ASHTEAD COMMON FY2025£1.2m—0below—no doubt

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