Paintings in Hospitals

Analysis

Paintings in Hospitals is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03450832). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Paintings in Hospitals reported income of £989k and spending of £1.1m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £594k to £989k (+67%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Paintings in Hospitals sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Trust Property Administered by the Mersey Synod of the United Reformed Church (£989k), Sale Sharks Foundation (£991k) and Sidmouth Hospice at Home (£988k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and charitable activities 3.0%. Charitable activities took 11% of spending and raising funds 1.1%. It employed 3 people.