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Midlands Parks Forum

Midlands Parks Forum is a registered charity (number 1186863) based in Birmingham, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Liz Stuffins MSc Cmli since 2019. Latest income £47k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 8 trustees
  • Income £47k (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage, Recreation and 1 more
Where
Throughout England
Website
www.midlandsparksforum.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2019

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£47k£48k
  • 2024£37k£43k
  • 2023£65k£35k
Earlier years
  • 2022£34k£36k
  • 2021£67k£43k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

1. TO PROVIDE AND ENHANCE, AND / OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION AND ENHANCEMENT OF, THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE USE AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT (INCLUDING, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT, AND THE PROMOTION OF BIODIVERSITY) AND SHALL INCLUDE BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO PUBLIC PARKS, GARDENS, LANDSCAPED AREAS, WOODLAND, PLAYING FIELDS, PLAYGROUNDS, NATURE RESERVES AND RECREATIONAL SPACES;2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT INCLUDING (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) WITH REGARDS TO THE HORTICULTURE, ARBORICULTURE, ECOLOGY, GEOLOGY, ARCHAEOLOGY, SUSTAINABILITY, HERITAGE AND LOCAL HISTORY; AND3. TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES, FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE PUBLIC BY THE IMPROVEMENT OF PARKS AND GREEN OPEN SPACES IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE, THE CHARITY WILL PROVIDE AN UMBRELLA GROUP FOR OTHER INTERESTED ORGANISATIONS.IN THESE OBJECTS, THE AREA OF BENEFIT MEANS, THE LOCAL AUTHORITY AREAS WITHIN THE EAST AND WEST MIDLANDS.

Grants received

2 grants · £210,888 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £208,488
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £2,400

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £208,4882025-09-25
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £2,4002021-06-18
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

8 trustees on the board

6y median 7y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

5.9y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

Portfolio (1)

0
company-linked trustees

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

Education/training 8Environment/conservation/heritage 8General Charitable Purposes 8

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£37k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1186863
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 10 Dec 2019
Contact on the register
07384 312840 · info@midlandsparksforum.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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