MARTIN PARR FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1161282 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance education in the arts, in particular the art of photography, by the establishment and maintenance of a gallery and library of documentary photography books and photographs, in particular but not by way of limitation, of the work of Martin Parr

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY, BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A GALLERY AND A LIBRARY OF DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS AND PHOTOGRAPHS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION, OF THE WORK OF MARTIN PARR.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £2,916,588, reflecting a net income of £88,606 for the year. The charity holds significant tangible and heritage assets, including a freehold property and a photography collection valued at over £1.9 million. The trustees report that the gallery is open to the public and visitor numbers continue to increase, indicating active operations.

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 4 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
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 09099974 · Financial health read from its filings

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• TUDOR, David Thomas — director, appointed 17/03/2026on trustee list
• PRODGER, Phillip Brian — director, appointed 07/03/2026on trustee list
• SCHUMAN, Aaron Zachary — director, appointed 28/11/2022on trustee list
• RICKETTS, Jennifer — director, appointed 03/11/2020on trustee list
• CHONG, Song Tae — director, appointed 02/11/2020on trustee list
• PARKER, Fiona Elizabeth — director, appointed 31/07/2017on trustee list
• PARR, Ellen — director, appointed 24/06/2014on trustee list
• PARR, Susan Philippa, Dr — director, appointed 24/06/2014on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £915k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Reported reserves equal ~112.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (63% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Aaron Zachary Schuman
• DAVID THOMAS TUDOR · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr SUSAN PHILLIPA PARR
• ELLEN PARR
• Fiona Elizabeth Parker
• Jennifer Ricketts · trustee of 1 other charity
• Philip Brian Prodger
• Song Tae Chong

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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

• THE HARLEY FOUNDATION income £518k
• The Centre for British Photography income £217k
• THE MARTIN SMITH FOUNDATION income £1.3m
• THE MARTIN-JENKINS FOUNDATION income £179k
• THE PHOTOGRAPHERS' GALLERY LTD income £4.3m
• THE HENRY MOORE FOUNDATION income £8.0m

Side by side with its peers

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