Midlands Parks Forum

Analysis

Midlands Parks Forum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in December 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Midlands Parks Forum reported income of £47k and spending of £48k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income fell from £67k to £47k (-30%), an average of -8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2023, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Midlands Parks Forum sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lifesabeach.org (£47k), Africa's Gift Limited (£47k) and Grith Pioneers (£46k).