The Guards Parachute Association

Analysis

The Guards Parachute Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, arts/culture/heritage/science and armed forces/emergency service efficiency, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Guards Parachute Association reported income of £13k and spending of £4,941, leaving 63% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2020 to March 2025, income fell from £120k to £13k (-89%), an average of -42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 230%. Over the whole period it spent 30% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Guards Parachute Association sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Future Is Bright Charitable Trust (£13k), Market Drayton Mencap (£13k) and Earn N Live Limited (£13k).