SHENLEY PARK TRUST

Registered charity 803520 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To maintain and develope a 45 acre rural park for the public.

Objects

(1) TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A RURAL PARK IN THE PARISH OF SHENLEY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF. (2) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF SHENLEY. (3) TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OF HISTORIC OR PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE PARK.

Area of benefit: SHENLEY

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£457k
Latest spending
£413k
Registered
1990
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds free unrestricted reserves of £61,556, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of between £100,000 and £107,000. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficit, while maintaining a strong net asset position of over £13 million primarily in fixed assets.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,000 - £69,999 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)
“£60,000 to £69,999 1 -” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“£60,000 to £69,999 1 -” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: between £100,000 and £107,000 (held: £62k)
“The trustees consider that the ideal level of reserves at 31 March 2025 to be between £100,000 and £107,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The trustees consider Shenley Parish Council and Hertsmere Borough Council to be related parties due to their right to appoint trustees to the Board of the Trustees. The charitable company paid rates of £4,428 to Hertsmere Borough Council during the year.
“The charitable company paid rates of £4,428 to Hertsmere Borough Council during the year. There were no other related party transaction.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Brown Warner LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£457k£413k
31/03/2024£482k£429k
31/03/2023£425k£353k
31/03/2022£408k£357k
31/03/2021£393k£340k

Common questions

Is SHENLEY PARK TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds free unrestricted reserves of £61,556, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of between £100,000 and £107,000. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficit, while maintaining a strong net asset position of over £13 million primarily in fixed assets. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Brown Warner LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of SHENLEY PARK TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,000 - £69,999 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.