The Ian Parry Memorial Fund

Analysis

The Ian Parry Memorial Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in July 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Ian Parry Memorial Fund reported income of £44k and spending of £30k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £101k to £44k (-56%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 265%. Over the whole period it spent 67% 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, The Ian Parry Memorial Fund sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wakefield Little Theatre (£44k), The Bar Choral Society (£44k) and Alcester Musical Theatre Company (£44k).