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The Royal Parks [Limited]

A Registered Charity based in England

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The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1172042 .
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Description

We look after eight of London's largest open spaces; Hyde, The Green, Richmond, Greenwich, St James's, Bushy and The Regent's Parks, and Kensington Gardens. We also manage other important open spaces in the capital including Grosvenor Square Garden, Brompton Cemetery, Victoria Tower Gardens, Canning Green and Poet's Corner.

Also known as

  • The Royal Parks [Limited]
  • The Royal Parks
  • Royal Parks Agency

CCEW Charity number

1172042

Company number

10016100

Registered

Postcode

W2 2UH

Website

royalparks.org.uk

Domain

royalparks.org.uk

Latest income

£104,642,000 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

The Royal Parks [Limited]

GB-CHC-1172042

Locations

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Registered Office in the UK

The Royal Parks [Limited]

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Linked records

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1172042 .
What is an organisation identifier?

An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.

Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.

GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 1172042 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

The Royal Parks [Limited] (this record)

Organisation record from Charity Commission for England and Wales
Last updated 2024-05-05

The Royal Parks Limited

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Last updated 2024-05-04

The Royal Parks [Limited]

GB-CHC-1172042

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Museums, zoos, parks, historical sites and similar institutions A12

UK Charity Activity Tags

These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.

Visit charityclassification.org.uk for more information on the project. If you have any feedback on the classification system or how it has been applied there is a form on the project homepage.

  • Facilities FA » Cemetery FA101
  • Facilities FA » Green space FA104
  • Facilities FA » Open spaces FA105

Theme (CCEW)

  • Education/training 102
  • Environment/conservation/heritage 112
  • Recreation 116

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • The General Public/mankind 207

Activities (CCEW)

  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space 305
  • Provides Services 306
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307
  • Other Charitable Activities 310

Scale of operation

  • Regional

The Royal Parks [Limited]

GB-CHC-1172042

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
2017-03-15 Registered as a charity
2018-03-31 75,813,000 57,558,000
2019-03-31 76,306,000 67,043,000
2020-03-31 73,161,000 68,609,000
2021-03-31 48,307,000 52,403,000
2022-03-31 87,721,000 76,840,000
2023-03-31 104,642,000 95,766,000
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The Royal Parks [Limited]

GB-CHC-1172042

Charity people

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2023
£
2022
£
Employees 244 174
Employees paid more than £60,000 23 30
Volunteers 1,900 1,883
Trustees 12
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The Royal Parks [Limited]

GB-CHC-1172042

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£m
2022
£m
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 2.3 4.5
Legacies - 0.1
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 2.3 4.6
Income from charitable activities 8.2 5.2
Income from other trading activities 43.8 34.6
Income from investments 0.6 0.5
Other income 49.8 42.8
Total 104.6 87.7
Expenditure
Investment management 0.2 0.1
Other spending on raising funds 3.8 0.4
Spending on raising funds 4.0 0.5
Grants to institutions - -
Other charitable activities 52.8 41.3
Charitable activities 52.8 41.3
Other spending 39.0 35.1
Total 95.8 76.8
Net income / (expenditure) 8.9 10.9

The Royal Parks [Limited]

GB-CHC-1172042

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£m
2022
£m
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 96.1 86.4
Investment assets 43.7 31.1
139.7 117.5
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 26.2 24.7
Other current assets 21.4 32.8
47.6 57.5
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (33.5) (37.8)
Net current assets 14.1 19.7
Total assets less current liabilities 153.8 137.3
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year (0.1) (0.1)
Net assets 153.7 137.1
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 99.6 90.5
Unrestricted funds 54.1 46.7
153.7 137.1

The Royal Parks [Limited]

GB-CHC-1172042

Income from government

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2023
£
2022
£
Contracts with government
Income from government contracts 49,514,000 42,372,000
Government contracts as % of total income 47.3% 48.3%
Number of government contracts 1 1
Government grants
Income from government grants - 2,255,000
Government grants as % of total income - 2.6%
Number of government grants - 1

The Royal Parks [Limited]

GB-CHC-1172042

Grants received

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Received 17 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
London Marathon Foundation
Active Spaces
£50,000 Play in the Park
Garfield Weston Foundation
Environment
£500,000 Major Grants award
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
The Royal Parks Maintenance Award
£2,255,000 The Royal Parks Maintenance Award
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
ALB - National Heritage Memorial Fund - Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
£975,000 CRF20 The Royal Parks
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
M10 - Agri-environment- Climate Exchq
£836 M10 - Agri-environment- Climate Exchq
Wolfson Foundation
Arts and Humanities
£100,000 Grant to The Royal Parks
London Marathon Foundation
Major Grants
£495,000 Gloucester Gate Playground Regents Park
London Marathon Foundation
Major Grants
£346,500 Greenwich Park Playground - Phase 4
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Parks for People
£4,799,900 Grant to The Royal Parks
London Marathon Foundation
Major Grants
£150,000 Hyde Park Sports Facilities Renovation with new MUGA (multi use games area) for football and netball, and mini tennis/PADEL courts.

Data source

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