Friends of Rock Park
What it does
Assist Local Council with the maintenance of the park and provide voluntary help with simple tasks such as clearing paths, planting and caring for planted areas.
Its charitable purposes
THE RESTORATION, PRESERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF THE LAND AND THOSE BUILT FACILITIES IN THE AREA KNOWN AS THE ROCK PARK, WHICH EXTENDS FROM THE RIVER ITHON ON ITS WESTERN BOUNDARY TO THE RAILWAY LINE ON ITS EASTERN BOUNDARY AND INCLUDING THE MONTPELLIER PARK WHICH IS CONTIGUOUS WITH THE ROCK PARK VIA A RAILWAY UNDERPASS, AS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE HISTORICAL CHARACTER ORIGINALLY ENVISAGED BY ITS VICTORIAN CREATORS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Powys
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £340 and spent £343.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £340 | £343 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £270 | £1,620 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £233 | £218 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £266 | £297 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £1,324 | £340 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 74%, from £1,324 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £340 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 101% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £7,931, awarded in 2000.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar 2000 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £7,931 |
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Hilary Jane MacaulayChair
- David Cooke Mr
- Dorienne Robinson
- Sian Rosmari Meredudd
- Virginia Cooke
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 2 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 8 September 2026, 53 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 11 June 2025, 142 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 1 December 2024, 31 days late | Not required |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 1 December 2024, 397 days late | Not required |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 8 November 2022, 8 days late | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1088914
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 15 October 2001
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 29 JUNE 2001 AS AMENDED 10 JANUARY 2003.
- Website
- www.friendsofrockpark.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Powys
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.