Parham Park Limited
Analysis
Parham Park Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in October 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01392448). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Parham Park Limited reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.5m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £1.5m (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Parham Park Limited sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yorkshire Air Museum & Allied Air Forces Memorial (£1.5m), The Countryside Regeneration Trust (£1.5m) and Royal Meteorological Society (£1.4m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 37%, donations and legacies 36% and investments 26%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 5.8%. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 42 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 36%
- Charitable activities 37%
- Investments 26%
- Other 0.1%
In the charity's own words
The principal objectives of the Charity are to open Parham to the public and maintain the historic Elizabethan House, its contents and surrounding parkland, woodlands and farmland amounting to approx 900 acres. Ancillary to the main activities of the Charity, other activities are undertaken e.g. catering room, house & garden shop, events and educational courses appropriate for this environment.
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| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire Air Museum & Allied Air Forces Memorial | York | £1.5m |
| The Countryside Regeneration Trust | Cambridgeshire | £1.5m |
| Royal Meteorological Society | Reading | £1.4m |
| National Spitfire Project | Southampton | £1.5m |