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Registered charity · No. 1007183 · Milton KeynesiSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Overview

Milton Keynes Parks Trust Limited's network

17 people6 organisationsi17 listed on the board. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Milton Keynes Parks Trust Limited. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

17 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Nick LloydChair2018
8 yrs
Ann Michele ShrimptonTrustee2024
2 yrs
Ayse Sinem BilenTrustee2024
2 yrs
Carla Velterop-MartinTrustee2023
3 yrs
Christopher BridgmanTrustee2019
7 yrs
Cristopher EatonTrustee2025
1 yr
Danielle SheppardTrustee2021
5 yrs
Dominic RussellTrustee2025
1 yr
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 17 →

Subsidiaries

2 companiesiEach company here has this charity named as an owner on the Companies House register of people with significant control (PSC).A charity is matched to a PSC entry by registration number, or by exact name and postcode. An entry that matches only by name (postcode differs) is marked likely. Names shared by several charities are never linked. Current directors are from Companies House.
Mkpt Events Ltd 09411695 Subsidiary Active iOfficial. The PSC entry gives Companies House number 2519659, this charity's own company number, and its name matches the charity's name exactly.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Milton Keynes Parks Trust Limited as a corporate owner of this company, notified 6 April 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Control: 75-100% of shares (notified 6 April 2016)
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Whitecap Leisure Ltd 03979736 Subsidiary Active iOfficial. The PSC entry gives Companies House number 2519659, this charity's own company number, and its name matches the charity's name exactly.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Milton Keynes Parks Trust Limited as a corporate owner of this company, notified 6 April 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Control: 75-100% of shares (notified 6 April 2016)
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Source: Companies House register of people with significant control. Control levels are as filed by the company.

Board

The board

17 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Nick LloydChair2018
8 yrs
Ann Michele ShrimptonTrustee2024
2 yrs
Ayse Sinem BilenTrustee2024
2 yrs
Carla Velterop-MartinTrustee2023
3 yrs
Christopher BridgmanTrustee2019
7 yrs
Cristopher EatonTrustee2025
1 yr
Danielle SheppardTrustee2021
5 yrs
Dominic RussellTrustee2025
1 yr
Fathima Shazna MuzammilTrustee2024
2 yrs
Graham WebsterTrustee2023
3 yrs
Ian BurgessTrustee2020
6 yrs
Ian JacksonTrustee2018
8 yrs
Joseph KingstonTrustee2023
3 yrs
Lauren TownsendTrustee2021
5 yrs
Richard James PryorTrustee2024
2 yrs
Richard SmithTrustee2022
4 yrs
Robert David GreenTrustee2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Former company secretaries of the charitable company: David Richard Foster (2003-2022), Brian Roderick Salter (2003). Full officer list

Subsidiaries

2 companiesiEach company here has this charity named as an owner on the Companies House register of people with significant control (PSC).A charity is matched to a PSC entry by registration number, or by exact name and postcode. An entry that matches only by name (postcode differs) is marked likely. Names shared by several charities are never linked. Current directors are from Companies House.
Mkpt Events Ltd 09411695 Subsidiary Active iOfficial. The PSC entry gives Companies House number 2519659, this charity's own company number, and its name matches the charity's name exactly.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Milton Keynes Parks Trust Limited as a corporate owner of this company, notified 6 April 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Control: 75-100% of shares (notified 6 April 2016)
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Whitecap Leisure Ltd 03979736 Subsidiary Active iOfficial. The PSC entry gives Companies House number 2519659, this charity's own company number, and its name matches the charity's name exactly.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Milton Keynes Parks Trust Limited as a corporate owner of this company, notified 6 April 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Control: 75-100% of shares (notified 6 April 2016)
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Source: Companies House register of people with significant control. Control levels are as filed by the company.

Board DNA

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
4y
median 3y
Longest tenure
8y
since 2018
Years in governance
8.9y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
15
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
9
of 17 on the board

17 trustees on the board

Trustees past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (15)

Portfolio (2)

Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Environment/conservation/heritage 16Economic/community Development/employment 1Education/training 1General Charitable Purposes 1Recreation 1

Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Business services 18Construction 9Property 8

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Network

Network

iThe large node is Milton Keynes Parks Trust Limited. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

5 financial years held, 2021 to 2025, years ending 31 March.

Income and expenditure

5 years · years end 31 MarchiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£5m£10m£15m£20m20252024202320222021£17.90m£14.60m£93.00k
Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year20212022202320242025
Totals
Total income£13.87m£13.95m£13.87m£14.19m£17.90m
Total expenditure£12.39m£14.84m£14.94m£15.16m£14.60m
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grants£348.00k£93.00kNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Income by source
Donations and legacies£2.83m£2.41m£2.47m£1.39m£839.65k
Legaciespart of donations and legacies£0£0£0£0£0
Charitable activities£2.79m£4.53m£3.21m£1.32m£1.53m
Other trading activities£0£0£0£1.75m£1.82m
Investments£8.11m£9.38m£10.41m£11.07m£11.09m
Endowments£2.83m£2.41m£2.47m£1.39m£834.06k
Other income£2.97m£46.00k£246.00k£233.00k£3.45m
Expenditure by type
Charitable activities£8.24m£10.46m£10.53m£10.94m£10.91m
Raising funds£4.14m£4.39m£4.42m£4.22m£3.69m
Grants to institutionspart of charitable activities£0£0£0£0£0
Governance£454.00k£508.00k£433.00k£539.00k£780.40k
Investment management£4.14m£4.39m£3.77m£86.00k£131.67k
Other expenditure£0£0£0£0£0
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Assets and liabilities

5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown
-£50m£0£50m£100m£150m£200m20252024202320222021£158.82m
Assets and liabilities by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year20212022202320242025
Own use assets£1.92m£2.18m£4.80m£5.00m£4.80m
Long-term investments£152.52m£191.54m£176.67m£178.05m£179.67m
Other assets£11.76m£5.56m£7.66m£7.51m£9.24m
Defined benefit pension schemea minus figure is a deficit£0£0£0£0£0
Total liabilities£36.88m£48.94m£43.55m£40.87m£34.89m
Net assetsassets minus liabilities£129.33m£150.35m£145.57m£149.69m£158.82m
Definitions
Own use assets
Land, buildings, equipment and other fixed assets the charity uses for its work.
Long-term investments
Investments held for the long term, such as shares, bonds or property let to others.
Other assets
Current assets: cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments.
Defined benefit pension scheme
The surplus (above zero) or deficit (below zero) on a final-salary type pension scheme.
Total liabilities
What the charity owes: creditors due within a year and after a year, and provisions. Drawn below zero in the chart and shown as a positive figure in the table, as the register does.
Net assets
Assets minus liabilities, including any pension surplus or deficit. Equal to total funds.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Funds and reserves

5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
£0£50m£100m£150m£200m20252024202320222021
Funds and reserves by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year20212022202320242025
Unrestricted funds£4.59m£5.26m£6.67m£5.25m£8.27m
Restricted funds£682.00k£645.00k£631.00k£181.00k£171.12k
Endowment funds£124.06m£144.44m£138.27m£144.26m£150.39m
Total funds£129.33m£150.35m£145.57m£149.69m£158.82m
Reservesas declared by the charity£127.13m£149.70m£158.00k£0£8.21m
Assets besides buildingsinvestments, cash and money owed to it, before debts£164.28m£197.10m£184.32m£185.56m£188.92m
Definitions
Unrestricted funds
Money the trustees can spend on any of the charity's purposes, including funds they have set aside (designated) themselves.
Restricted funds
Money that must be spent on particular purposes set by the donor or the terms of an appeal.
Endowment funds
Capital the charity must keep, either permanently or until the terms allow it to be spent.
Total funds
All funds together. Equal to net assets.
Reserves
The charity's own figure for unrestricted funds that are freely available, after setting aside fixed assets and designated funds. Charities explain their reserves policy in their annual report.
Assets besides buildings
Long-term investments plus other assets (cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments), before its debts are paid. If declared reserves are larger than this, they must include buildings.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Reporting up to date

Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 5 years.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 March 202531 January 202627 January 202627 January 2026On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF
31 March 202431 January 202516 September 202416 September 2024On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF
31 March 202331 January 20242 November 20232 November 2023On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF
31 March 202231 January 202329 November 202229 November 2022On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF
31 March 202131 January 20224 August 20214 August 2021On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF

Accounts filed at Companies House

Company 02519659 has made 36 accounts filings since 1991. Each links to the copy at Companies House where it has been published online.

Accounts filed at Companies House, newest first
Made up toFiled onTypeDocument
31 March 202617 September 2026Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)52 pages
31 March 20257 August 2025Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)27 pages
31 March 20245 December 2024Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)27 pages
31 March 202330 November 2023Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)27 pages
31 March 202213 December 2022Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)27 pages
31 March 202116 September 2021Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)27 pages
31 March 20209 November 2020Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)52 pages
31 March 20192 January 2020Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)46 pages
31 March 20184 January 2019Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)48 pages
31 March 20178 November 2017Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)44 pages
31 March 201630 November 2016Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)48 pages
31 March 20156 January 2016Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)43 pages
31 March 20144 November 2014Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)38 pages
31 March 201314 October 2013Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)35 pages
31 March 20127 November 2012Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)34 pages
31 March 201112 October 2011Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)32 pages
31 March 201021 October 2010Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)29 pages
31 March 200921 October 2009Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)31 pages
31 March 20087 October 2008Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)30 pages
31 March 200717 December 2007Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)28 pages
31 March 200631 August 2006Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)35 pages
31 March 200520 October 2005Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)33 pages
31 March 200410 November 2004Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)26 pages
31 March 20037 October 2003Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)26 pages
31 March 200231 October 2002Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)26 pages
31 March 200113 August 2001Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)26 pages
31 March 200021 July 2000Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)37 pages
31 March 199919 August 1999Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)24 pages
31 March 19985 August 1998Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)24 pages
31 March 199713 August 1997Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)23 pages
31 March 199613 August 1996Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)30 pages
31 March 199521 July 1995Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)23 pages
31 March 19943 October 1994Full accountsNot online
31 March 199313 July 1993Full accountsNot online
31 March 199230 July 1992Full accountsNot online
31 July 19917 August 1991AccountsNot online
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register and to Companies House (filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0). Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.

Grants

Funding received

19 grantsiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Grants awarded 28 June 2016 to 4 June 2026.
Total from published grants
£3.1m
£3,075,405
Grants
19
published to 360Giving
Funders
3
distinct funders
Latest grant
Jun 2026
4 June 2026

By year

iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.

Funders

3 funders
FunderGrantsTotalYears
The National Lottery Heritage Fund2£2,535,1962016 to 2025
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs15£521,9992017 to 2024
The National Lottery Community Fund2£18,2102021 to 2026

Grants

newest first
DateFunderTitleAmount
4 June 2026The National Lottery Community FundBig Park Hangout£10,210
2 July 2025The National Lottery Heritage Fund"The River Great Ouse Wetland Arc"£213,080
1 April 2024Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsGCA DEL RPA FARMING EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY FUND ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE 2024£2,456
1 April 2024Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsALB - Rural Payments Agency - Farming Recovery Fund 2024-25£11,375
1 April 2024Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsGCA DEL RPA UK ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP£38,049
1 April 2024Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsGCA AME RPA DELINKED PAYMENTS£42,433
1 April 2023Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsGCA PROG DEL RPA BPS DOMESTIC 16 OCT£57,366
1 April 2023Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsGCA DEL RPA FARM EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY FUND ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE£6,350
1 April 2023Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsGCA DEL RPA UK ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP£75,429
1 April 2022Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsRPA Environmental land management pilot scheme: Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) - NSA P1£6,551
1 April 2022Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsRPA BPS DOMESTIC£73,087
1 April 2021Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsALB - Rural Payments Agency - Exchq - BPS - NSA P1£90,238
5 March 2021The National Lottery Community FundGreat Linford Almshouses Community Space£8,000
1 April 2020Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsALB - Rural Payments Agency - Exchq - BPS£102,670
1 April 2020Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsM10 - Agri-environment- Climate Exchq£1,228
1 April 2019Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsEAFRD - RD Measure 10 EXQ funded£2,474
1 April 2018Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsEAFRD - RD Measure 10£7,295
1 April 2017Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsStony Stratford Weir- Nature-like Bypass Channel£5,000
28 June 2016The National Lottery Heritage Fund"Revealing, Reviving and Restoring Great Linford Manor Park, Milton Keynes"£2,322,116

Who published this data

Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

THE PRIMARY OBJECTS OF THE TRUST ARE TO:

  • (I)

    PROVIDE, MAINTAIN AND EQUIP PARKS, GARDENS, LANDSCAPE AREAS, WOODLANDS, OPEN SPACES, NATURE HABITATS, PLAYING FIELDS, PLAYGROUNDS AND RECREATIONAL AMENITY SPACES WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF MILTON KEYNES AND THE ENVIRONS THEREOF (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE PARKS"); AND

  • (II)

    MAINTAIN AND CONSERVE THE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS AND HABITATS, AND HERITAGE SITES AND GAIN WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF MILTON KEYNES AND THE ENVIRONS THEREOF , FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF, AND VISITORS TO, THE AREA. THE SECONDARY OBJECTS OF THE TRUST ARE:

  • (III)

    TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO HORTICULTURE, ARBORICULTURE, WILD PLANTS AND WILDLIFE; AND

  • (IV)

    TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS AND VISITORS TO THE AREA.

What it does

  • Environment/conservation/heritage

Who it helps

  • The general public/mankind

How it helps

  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
Local authority: Milton Keynes
Area of benefit
MILTON KEYNES, BUCKINGHAM as filed
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 6TH. JULY 1990, AMENDED 15TH. OCTOBER 1991 AND 24TH MARCH 1992 AS AMENDED ON 11 MAR 2020AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 22 APR 2026 as filed
Register history
  • 9 January 1992Registered
Working name
Parks Trust

Policies the charity says it has

  • Risk management
  • Investment
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Conflicting interests
  • Volunteer management
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Governing documents at Companies House

  • 22 April 2026Statement of the company's objects
  • 13 March 2026Resolution
  • 13 March 2026Memorandum and articles
  • 24 April 2020Resolution
  • 24 April 2020Memorandum and articles
  • 15 January 2010Resolution

Read them in the filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), and Companies House filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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