Peak District National Park Foundation

Analysis

Peak District National Park Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derbyshire. It was registered in February 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, 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 March 2025, Peak District National Park Foundation reported income of £754k and spending of £653k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £55k to £754k (+1280%), an average of +93% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 409%. Over the whole period it spent 83% 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, Peak District National Park Foundation sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Debenham Village Hall and Playing Field Trust (£753k), Emergency Exit Arts (£756k) and China Plate Theatre Limited (£752k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 59% and charitable activities 41%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 2.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £539k. Reserves of £232k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.