Parkhaven Trust

Analysis

Parkhaven Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in July 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00361505). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Parkhaven Trust reported income of £7.7m and spending of £6.1m, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4.8m to £7.7m (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Parkhaven Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. 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 Chance to Shine Foundation Ltd (£7.6m), Bridgewood Trust Limited (£7.8m) and Outreach 3 Way (£7.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 83%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 200 people.