Crystal Palace Park Trust

Analysis

Crystal Palace Park Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11360503). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Crystal Palace Park Trust reported income of £2.7m and spending of £2.0m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2022 to December 2025, income grew from £584k to £2.7m (+355%), an average of +46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Crystal Palace Park Trust sits at the 99th 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Marylebone Cricket Club Foundation (£2.7m), Teikyo Foundation (UK) (£2.7m) and Coram's Fields and the Harmsworth Memorial Playground (£2.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 45%, donations and legacies 34%, investments 10% and charitable activities 5.1%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £862k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.