The Living Paintings Trust

Analysis

The Living Paintings Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newbury Berks. It was registered in September 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03095963). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending May 2025, The Living Paintings Trust reported income of £685k and spending of £603k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £515k to £685k (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2025, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Living Paintings Trust 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 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Black Lives in Music (£684k), Netherley Youth and Community Initiative Limited (£687k) and Age Concern Buckinghamshire (£682k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £21k. Charitable activities took 82% of spending and raising funds 16%. Reserves of £278k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.