Your Park, Bristol and Bath

What Your Park, Bristol and Bath does

Your Park Bristol & Bath, legally Bristol & Bath Parks Foundation, is a registered charity in England and Wales (Charity No. 1182217) founded in February 2019 as the second 'parks foundation' charity in the UK under the Rethinking Parks programme. The organisation operates exclusively across parks and green spaces in the Bristol and Bath region of South West England, with a stated mission to ensure everyone can access the health benefits of parks. It is governed by a board of trustees and run day-to-day by a team of 18 staff led by CEO Charlee Bennett.

The charity delivers three interlocking programme areas — Health, Access, and Nature — operationalised through named products. Roots to Wellbeing is an 18-week NHS-supported green social prescribing programme for people with complex mental health conditions; Parks 4 All is the UK's first community-led programme transforming park access for Disabled people, unpaid carers, and ethnic minority communities, supported by a co-produced Park Access Assessment Toolkit; and Park Champions and Local Nature Champions are corporate partnership programmes that pair biodiversity outcomes with employee volunteering. Supporting products include Team Days (corporate volunteering from £62.50 per person), Sensory Walks, Bristol Walk Fest, the Park Access Assessment Toolkit, the Your Park Lottery, and Park Companions monthly giving at £6 per month.

Revenue is generated through a diversified mix of streams: restricted and unrestricted grants from foundations including the National Lottery Heritage Fund (£250,000 for Parks 4 All) and Garfield Weston Foundation; local-authority funding (Bristol City Council has committed £900,000 to accessibility work); corporate partnerships (79 corporate partners to date, including a five-year flagship with Hargreaves Lansdown); earned income from Team Days and the Your Park Lottery; individual donations and monthly Park Companions giving; and legacy gifts. Cumulative reach reported by the charity includes 109 parks worked in, 819 community sessions delivered, 17,557 people and organisations engaged, and £28.3m in social and environmental value generated. The technology layer is non-existent in the AI/ML sense — the charity runs on a standard website, newsletter, lottery platform (via onelottery.co.uk), and donation infrastructure, with no proprietary software products.

Name

Your Park, Bristol and Bath

Legal name

Bristol & Bath Parks Foundation

Website

https://yourpark.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Your Park Bristol & Bath is a registered UK charity (No. 1182217) founded in 2019 that operates across 100+ parks in the Bristol and Bath region, delivering green social prescribing, accessibility improvements for Disabled people, biodiversity restoration, and corporate volunteering programmes funded by grants, donations, and earned income.

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Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring donations from individuals supporting park improvements and community access. Monthly giving through Park Companions program at £6/month. One-time donations targeted at specific projects like improving park accessibility.
2. Corporate Team Days: Structured corporate volunteering experiences in parks priced from £62.50 per person. Includes full insurance, tools, refreshments, risk assessments, and team-building activities. Over 1,300 corporate volunteers welcomed since 2023.
3. Your Park Lottery: Weekly lottery game where tickets cost £1 per week. Players choose 6 numbers with potential to win £25,000 jackpot. 50p from every £1 ticket goes to the charity - more than any other major lottery.
4. Corporate Partnerships: Long-term partnerships through Park Champions program, Local Nature Champions, and annual/city-wide partnerships. Includes corporate volunteering days, habitat sponsorship, event sponsorship, payroll giving, charity of the year arrangements, and 1% for the Planet participation. Creates measurable social value outcomes.
5. Trust and Foundation Grants: Funding from charitable foundations including National Lottery Heritage Fund (£250k for Parks 4 All), Garfield Weston Foundation, Quartet Community Foundation, Postcode Local Trust, and others. Bristol City Council also provides funding for accessibility improvements.
6. Legacies and Gifts in Wills: Legacy giving program encouraging supporters to protect parks for future generations through planned gifts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Your Park Bristol & Bath is a registered charity (Bristol & Bath Parks Foundation) that works across parks in Bristol and Bath to deliver three mission pillars: Health (green social prescribing through Roots to Wellbeing), Access (Parks 4 All accessibility programmes and the Park Access Assessment Toolkit), and Nature (habitat restoration via Park Champions). It operates paid corporate volunteering experiences (Team Days), long-term corporate partnerships, a weekly lottery, and recurring individual donations to fund the work.

Product overview

Your Park Bristol & Bath operates as a single unified charitable mission rather than a modular product platform. The organization offers multiple interconnected programs centered on park access, health, and nature: Roots to Wellbeing provides green social prescribing mental health support; Parks 4 All drives accessibility improvements; Sensory Walks deliver inclusive nature experiences; and Team Days provide corporate volunteering. Supporting infrastructure includes the Park Access Assessment Toolkit, Bristol Walk Fest, Park Champions and Local Nature Champions corporate partnerships, plus the Your Park Lottery and Park Companions monthly giving programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Roots to Wellbeing: Green social prescribing service providing 18-week nature-based activities in parks for people with mental health conditions.
• Parks 4 All
• Team Days

Products and services

• Roots to Wellbeing Green social prescribing service offering 18-week nature-based programmes for adults experiencing poor mental health, delivered weekly across five Bristol and Bath locations with gentle movement, mindfulness, sensory activities, and light gardening. Open to self-referrals and professional referrals.
• Parks 4 All The UK's first project transforming park access for underrepresented groups, working with Disabled people, unpaid carers, and ethnic minority communities to deliver accessibility assessments and inclusive park experiences across Bristol and Bath parks.
• Team Days Paid corporate team volunteering experiences in Bristol and Bath parks, offering structured outdoor team building activities including conservation, planting, and maintenance, priced from £62.50 per person with full insurance, tools, gloves, refreshments, and risk assessments included.
• Park Champions Long-term corporate partnership programme enabling companies to support practical park improvements, staff volunteering, and social value goals across Bristol and Bath's 580 green spaces, with reported outcomes of £23 of social value per £1 invested and 151,000m² of habitat cared for annually.
• Local Nature Champions Biodiversity-focused corporate partnership offering conservation walks, team days, and networking opportunities for companies committed to urban nature recovery in Bristol and Bath parks.
• Your Park Lottery Weekly online lottery game priced at £1 per week per ticket, offering a £25,000 jackpot with weekly Saturday draws. 50p from every £1 ticket goes directly to the charity.
• Park Companions Monthly giving programme priced at £6 per month providing consistent support for long-term park projects; members receive regular updates and are among the first to hear charity news.
• Bristol Walk Fest Bristol's annual urban walking festival hosting hundreds of events encouraging people of all ages and abilities to explore the city on foot; recognised as one of the UK's largest urban walking festivals.
• Sensory Walks Disabled-led sensory walks in local parks offering a mindful approach to experiencing green space, engaging all senses through birdsong, textures, colours, scents, and natural observation, designed for wellbeing and accessibility.

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and supporting.

• Bristol City CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic parks charity partner. Committed £900,000 to improve park accessibility. Embedded accessibility as key theme in new Parks and Green Spaces Strategy.
• Sensory Trust UKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAccessibility specialist partner using Access Chain tool to assess park accessibility. Contributing expertise to community-led accessibility audit toolkit development.
• Bristol Disability Equality ForumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey partner in co-developing Parks 4 All with Disabled people. Runs decision-making events and consultation workshops.
• Carers Support BristolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in accessibility projects, helping ensure unpaid carers' voices are included in park improvements.
• Hargreaves LansdownflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFive-year flagship partnership transforming College Green into urban meadow habitat. Contributed 716 volunteer hours, £23 of value created for every £1 invested. Supported 90+ plant species, 72 insect species, 23 bee species.
• GreenTheUKsupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner for habitat sponsorship through their corporate partnerships programme, enabling companies to support specific nature projects.
• Make Space for GirlssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to consult with teenage girls about park needs and implement changes at Brickfields Park designed by teenage girls.
• Friends of Hartcliffe Millennium GreencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal park friends group integral to accessibility improvements, having worked over five years to change the park. Raised funds and worked with council.
• Avon Wildlife TrustsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerWildlife trust partner supporting College Green transformation and nature recovery work.
• Friends of Eastville ParkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal park friends group bringing local knowledge, long-term care and strong community connections to Eastville Park accessibility project.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Fields in Trust: UK charity protecting parks and green spaces through legal covenants and advocacy. Comparable mission pillar (protecting park access) and works with local authorities, but operates via protection/advocacy rather than direct park programming.
• ParkRun: Free, weekly community running/walking events held in parks, directly leveraging public green space for health and community outcomes — the same outcome logic as Roots to Wellbeing and Bristol Walk Fest. Distinct delivery model (volunteer-led events vs. structured programmes) but overlapping target audience.

Broad incumbents

• The Wildlife Trusts: UK-wide umbrella of 46 wildlife trusts (including Avon Wildlife Trust). Operates the Local Nature Champions-style corporate partnerships and habitat restoration programmes that Your Park runs locally, but at materially larger scale and geographic reach.
• National Trust: UK's largest conservation charity; manages parks, gardens, and green spaces and runs membership and corporate partnership programmes analogous to Your Park's, but at national scale and with paid membership — a benchmark for the parks-charity category.
• RSPB: Major UK conservation charity with large membership base, retail fundraising, and corporate partnerships. Comparable on donation/lottery fundraising mechanics and habitat restoration, though its mission is birds/conservation rather than parks access.

Direct peers

• Groundwork UK: Federated environmental charity working on green spaces, community engagement, and corporate volunteering. Madie (Access & Community Assistant) came via the Groundwork New to Nature scheme; programmatic overlap on parks volunteering and corporate team days is high.
• Avon Wildlife Trust: Regional wildlife charity covering the same Bristol and Bath geography and an existing Your Park partner on the College Green transformation. Directly comparable on nature restoration, volunteer mobilisation, and corporate nature partnerships.
• Sensory Trust UK: Existing strategic partner on the Park Access Assessment Toolkit using its Access Chain tool. Specialises in inclusive access to outdoor spaces — the same accessibility-for-Disabled-people thesis that drives Parks 4 All.
• The Parks Foundation: The first UK parks foundation (Huddersfield), explicitly cited as the model that inspired Your Park's 2019 founding. Operates the same parks-charity model: fundraising for public parks, corporate partnerships, and community engagement — making it the closest functional peer.

Regional players

• Keep Britain Tidy: UK-wide environmental charity focused on green-space quality, litter, and community action days — overlapping with Your Park's corporate Team Days and community session delivery, though with a broader cleanliness mandate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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