Friends of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens

Analysis

Friends of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Friends of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens reported income of £18k and spending of £12k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £15k to £18k (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 63% 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, Friends of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heath and Reach Village Hall (£18k), Shap Memorial Hall (£18k) and Friends of Handsworth Park (£18k).