Parmiter's School Foundation

Analysis

Parmiter's School Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Watford. It was registered in August 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Parmiter's School Foundation reported income of £160k and spending of £224k, spending 140% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £158k to £160k (+1.5%), an average of +0.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 174% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Parmiter's School Foundation sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cae Glas Charity (£160k), Croydon District Scout Council (£161k) and Poppleton School's Out Club (£160k).