David Parr House & Gallery

Registered charity 1156298 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q98176133 · Wikipedia · also known as THE DAVID PARR HOUSE

Assist in the funding of the David Parr House, its collection and activities by seeking contributions from individuals and organisations.To oversee the conservation of the David Parr House and protect it for present and future generations.Work with a wide range of professionals and volunteers to develop creative, inspiring and accessible ways to showcase the heritage and arts within the house.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:3.1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ON THE SUBJECT OF THE LIFE AND WORKS OF DAVID PARR; A CRAFTSMAN, ARTIST AND PAINTER.3.2. TO ADVANCE, IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, THE ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE AS REFLECTED IN DAVID PARR HOUSE.3.3. SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL SEE FIT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Cambridge, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,379,651, which the trustees confirm is in line with their policy of maintaining funds approximating to six months of operating costs. The charity reported a net income of £704,016 for the year, driven largely by a £725,000 grant received for property acquisition, while total income reached £996,546.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £1.0m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (82% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Sarah Wimhurstchair
• Christina Helen McGregor
• Dr Victoria Mills
• Francis William Penter · trustee of 1 other charity
• Susan Elizabeth Miller
• Susan Rachel Biller · trustee of 1 other charity

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MARTIN PARR FOUNDATION.

• MARTIN PARR FOUNDATION income £458k
• SEFTON PARK PALM HOUSE PRESERVATION TRUST income £981k
• DARTFORD ARTS CENTRE income £645k
• PEER UK LTD income £263k
• DAIR HOUSE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED income £1.7m
• THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION income £78k

Side by side with its peers

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