The Watercolour World

Analysis

The Watercolour World is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stevenage. It was registered in June 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10179857). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Watercolour World reported income of £76k and spending of £132k, spending 173% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £13k to £76k (+482%), an average of +55% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 359%. Over the whole period it spent 172% 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 Watercolour World sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cinnamon Brow Community Association (£76k), Crawley Museums CIO (£76k) and #fbf696 (£76k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.