Registered charity · London
Metropolitan Public Gardens Association
- 3 trustees
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Throughout London
- Website
- www.mpga.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1963
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024--
- 2023£24k£30k
- 2022£21k£17k
Earlier years
- 2021£21k£15k
- 2020£16k£7k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Charitable objects
TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, WITH THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE METROPOLITAN AREA OF GREATER LONDON. IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS OBJECT THE CHARITY DIRECTS ITS ENDEAVOURS TOWARDS: (A) THE PROTECTION, PRESERVATION, SAFEGUARDING, ENHANCING, ACQUIRING, PROMOTING, SUPPORTING AND ASSISTING IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC GARDENS, DISUSED BURIAL GROUNDS, CHURCHYARDS AND OPEN SPACES WITHIN THE SAID AREA; (B) THE PROVISION OF SEATS AND THE PLANTING OF TREES WITHIN PLACES OF PUBLIC RESORT AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE SAME; AND (C) THE PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF BIODIVERSITY WITHIN THE SAID AREA.
Grants received
1 grant · £16,500 total360Giving 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
- City Bridge Trust · £16,500
Most recent
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.
3 trustees on the board
- Alistair Thomas Frederick Gould BSC Mrics since 2016
- Nicholas Clive Evans since 2020
- REX Michael Thornborough since 2015
Trustees past 6 years
- Alistair Thomas Frederick Gould BSC Mrics since 2016
- Nicholas Clive Evans since 2020
- REX Michael Thornborough since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Nicholas Clive Evans since 2020
- REX Michael Thornborough since 2015
Portfolio (1)
- Alistair Thomas Frederick Gould BSC Mrics since 2016
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 303330
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION DATED 1883.AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 14 FEB 2018
- Contact on the register
- 020 36679931 · secretary@mpga.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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