South Hill Park Trust Limited

Analysis

South Hill Park Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bracknell. It was registered in May 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01104422). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, South Hill Park Trust Limited reported income of £2.3m and spending of £2.4m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £2.3m (+82%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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, South Hill Park Trust Limited sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. 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 Talawa Theatre Company Limited (£2.3m), Modern Electric Tramways Limited (£2.3m) and Stansted Park Foundation (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 65%, donations and legacies 19% and trading 15%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £20k. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 2.6%. Reserves of £41k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 99 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.