Stansted Park Foundation

Analysis

Stansted Park Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rowland's Castle. It was registered in December 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04907189). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Stansted Park Foundation reported income of £2.3m and spending of £2.0m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £2.3m (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Stansted Park Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Exbury Gardens Limited (£2.3m), Talawa Theatre Company Limited (£2.3m) and North East Theatre Trust Limited (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 65%, charitable activities 17%, trading 12% and donations and legacies 4.6%. Charitable activities took 67% of spending and raising funds 32%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.