Overall GiG Score: 14 ?
Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 2
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2

MILTON KEYNES PARKS TRUST LIMITED 

The Parks Trust is the charity that owns much of the city's parks, lakes, woods and landscapes. This adds up to around 6,000 acres - about 25% of the new city area.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • There are 18 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
Established: 32 years

www.theparkstrust.com

info@theparkstrust.com

01908233600

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£13,867£14,944£-1,077£651£145,569£6,6725.4155225
31/03/22£13,950£14,844£-894£0£150,347£5,2594.3126224
31/03/21£13,868£12,385£1,483£0£129,326£4,5854.465215
31/03/20£12,718£11,799£919£0£116,397£2,986371200
31/03/19£13,233£10,986£2,247£0£113,849£3,2143.568250
31/03/18£12,136£10,491£1,645£0£109,754£2,9943.4580
31/03/17£11,765£10,890£875£575£104,909£1,5911.8560
31/03/16£10,438£10,723£-285£1,644£94,964£2,7243520
31/03/15£9,594£9,706£-112£276£95,706£3,7934.7520
31/03/14£9,631£10,234£-603£237£89,413£18,22621.4490
31/03/13£8,329£8,840£-511£219£86,672£18,44825420
31/03/12£17,114£7,529£9,585£175£84,096£18,46929.4390
31/03/11£9,414£6,685£2,729£160£74,039£8,83015.9380
31/03/10£7,346£5,254£2,092£177£69,311£6,09513.9350
31/03/09£5,082£5,449£-367£53£57,053£4,3809.6350
31/03/08£5,862£4,577£1,285£52£72,867£4,75012.5380
31/03/07£5,371£4,380£991£51£79,950£3,95310.8280
31/03/06£4,188£3,975£214£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£3,762£3,680£82£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£3,718£3,458£261£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 23%
Liabilities/Income: 314%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 5%
Reserves/Spending: 5.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.3
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Who works here?
  • 155 employees
  • 225 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Milton Keynes,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Great Linford Almshouses Community Space
£8,000 05/03/2021
12
The funding will be used to convert a listed Almshouse situated in Great Linford park into a community space for events and activities associated with the surrounding historic parkland. The project ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - EAFRD - RD Measure 10
£7,295 01/04/2018
This measure covers Agri-environment-organic farming support.Payments are based on income foregone and, where relevant, additional costs resulting from converting to an organic farming system. There ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Stony Stratford Weir- Nature-like Bypass Channel
£5,000 01/04/2017
To provide capital and revenue grants to third sector organisations to deliver projects to protect and enhance the water environment and deliver other EA objectives
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Milton Keynes Parks Trust Ltd
£3,483,000 28/06/2016
Revealing, Reviving and Restoring Great Linford Manor Park, Milton Keynes

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (18)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 17/18 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 31-68
  • ELLEN WILSON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Senior Industry Solutions Executive
  • IAN BURGESS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired Teacher
  • IAN JACKSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor
  • NICK LLOYD (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Solicitor
  • RICHARD SMITH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief Financial Officer
  • RUPA GREEN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Of Acquisition Marketing
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/01/1992, number: 1007183
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/07/1990, number: 02519659
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

MILTON KEYNES PARKS TRUST LTD
1300 SILBURY BOULEVARD
CAMPBELL PARK
MILTON KEYNES
MK9 4AD

Objectives

(A)TO PROVIDE MAINTAIN AND EQUIP PARKS GARDENS LANDSCAPED AREAS WOODLANDS OPEN SPACES PLAYING FIELDS PLAYGROUNDS AND RECREATIONAL AMENITY SPACES WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF MILTON KEYNES AND THE ENVIRONS THEREOF FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS THEREOF. (B)TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO HORTICULTURE ARBORICULTURE WILD PLANTS AND WILDLIFE. (C)TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

MILTON KEYNES, BUCKINGHAM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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