Martin Parr Foundation
Analysis
Martin Parr Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in April 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09099974). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Martin Parr Foundation reported income of £458k and spending of £369k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £569k to £458k (-20%), an average of -5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.
Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Martin Parr Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friendship at Home (£447k), The Pen Foundation (£473k) and Liverpool Domestic Abuse Service 2006 (£443k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To advance education in the arts, in particular the art of photography, by the establishment and maintenance of a gallery and library of documentary photography books and photographs, in particular but not by way of limitation, of the work of Martin Parr
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Friendship at Home | n e lincs | £447k |
| The Pen Foundation | London | £473k |
| Liverpool Domestic Abuse Service 2006 | Liverpool | £443k |
| The Anne Robson Trust | Hertfordshire | £483k |