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Peter Marlow Foundation

Registered · see notesRegistered charity number 1189671LondonArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£74k2025-12-31
Spending£80ksame year
Spent / received79%5-year average
Size in its cause75th pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered2020Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Peter Marlow Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11735722). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Peter Marlow Foundation reported income of £74k and spending of £80k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £98k to £74k (-25%), an average of -6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 79% 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, Peter Marlow Foundation sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Everyday Magic (£74k), Bournemouth U3a (£74k) and The Heritage Group, Bellingham (£74k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.

Income and spending

£0£25k£49k£74k£98k2021 Income: £98,2102021 Spending: £25,72220212022 Income: £80,3152022 Spending: £22,48720222023 Income: £27,0952023 Spending: £41,63620232024 Income: £36,1582024 Spending: £80,87720242025 Income: £74,0262025 Spending: £79,5702025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The Peter Marlow Foundation encourages, examines and celebrates the photography of humanity, its impact and legacy. From 2024 it will do this from a gallery based in Dungeness, Kent, housing an extensive archive and library, and offering workshops, exhibitions, residencies and talks to schools, the public and professionals.

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CharityLocationIncome
Everyday MagicLondon£74k
Bournemouth U3aDorset£74k
The Heritage Group, BellinghamNorthumberland£74k
Northampton Musical Theatre Company LtdNorthampton£74k