Paradis Commemoration Group Memorial Appeal
Analysis
Paradis Commemoration Group Memorial Appeal is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in August 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Paradis Commemoration Group Memorial Appeal reported income of £17k and spending of £67k, spending 399% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £842 to £17k (+1888%), an average of +111% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 7151%. Over the whole period it spent 186% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Paradis Commemoration Group Memorial Appeal sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Delaine Heritage Trust (£17k), Village Hall (£17k) and The Arts Society Dartmoor (£17k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
We are raising money to enable us to commission a memorial in Norfolk to the 97 British soldiers massacred at Le Paradis on 27 May 1940, to maintain said memorial and to support other memorials to the Le Paradis Massacre as deemed appropriate by the Trustees.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Delaine Heritage Trust | Lincolnshire | £17k |
| Village Hall | Monmouthshire | £17k |
| The Arts Society Dartmoor | Devon | £17k |
| Magdalen Village Hall | Norfolk | £17k |