Picturing Health
Analysis
Picturing Health is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Totnes. It was registered in February 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Picturing Health reported income of £84k and spending of £72k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £95k to £84k (-11%), an average of -3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Picturing Health sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include W M Llewellin Trust (£84k), The Carnelian Trust (£84k) and Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland (£84k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Picturing Health uses film and art in Public Health worldwide. We make films to train health workers, inform patients, promote community discussion and disseminate research findings. We evaluate the effectiveness of our work and build capacity of film makers and clinicians to make health films. Our partners include WHO, Medical Research Council, hospitals and international research institutes.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| W M Llewellin Trust | Bristol | £84k |
| The Carnelian Trust | Norwich | £84k |
| Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland | Surrey | £84k |
| Barnet Multicultural Community Centre Limited | London | £84k |