The UK Colour Pencil Society

Analysis

The UK Colour Pencil Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in June 2018, 8 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The UK Colour Pencil Society reported income of £30k and spending of £29k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £40k to £30k (-24%), an average of -6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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 UK Colour Pencil Society 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 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Reeth District Memorial Hall (£30k), Sidmouth Folk Week Limited (£30k) and Solestar Arts Ltd (£30k).