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the royal parks [limited]

The charity supports the general public. The Royal Parks [limited] is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing buildings, facilities, or open space. The charity is based in London and operates in Camden, City Of Westminster, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

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.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£123,019,000
Latest Expenditure
£113,108,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 50.0%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 54.4%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 5.1%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £6,669,000
Charitable Activities £8,772,000
Other Trading £48,714,000
Investments £1,055,000
Other Income £57,809,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £61,570,000
Raising Funds £5,443,000
Governance £318,000
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £46,095,000

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£123,019,000£113,108,000£61,570,000£163,785,000£22,000,000295 / 1800
2023£104,642,000£95,766,000£52,779,000£153,701,000£19,000,000244 / 1900
2022£87,721,000£76,840,000£41,276,000£137,141,000£13,000,000174 / 1883
2021£48,307,000£52,403,000£33,076,000£126,578,000£13,000,000163 / 2500
2020£73,161,000£68,609,000£39,390,000£130,713,000£22,474,000163 / 2471

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers