Parkrun Global Limited

Analysis

Parkrun Global Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in October 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09411750). It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Parkrun Global Limited reported income of £11.7m and spending of £11.0m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £5.6m to £11.7m (+110%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Parkrun Global 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cathedral School (Llandaff) Limited (£11.7m), Leisure United (£12.0m) and South Downs Leisure (£11.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 68%, charitable activities 22% and donations and legacies 9.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £51k. Charitable activities took 52% of spending and raising funds 48%. Reserves of £4.4m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 68 people.