The Royal Parks [limited]

Analysis

The Royal Parks [limited] is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10016100). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Royal Parks [limited] reported income of £109.9m and spending of £113.4m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £48.3m to £109.9m (+128%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Royal Parks [limited] sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Woodland Trust (£89.4m), Quadrature Charitable Foundation (£336.1m) and WWF - UK (£89.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 42%, charitable activities 8.3%, donations and legacies 2.7% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 60% of spending and raising funds 5.6%. Reserves of £23.0m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 389 people.