Paint the Change

Analysis

Paint the Change is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under human rights and equality. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Paint the Change reported income of £17k and spending of £16k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from April 2023 to December 2025, income fell from £33k to £17k (-50%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 700 England and Wales charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Paint the Change sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Devon Mediation Service Limited (£16k), Naarisamata (£17k) and 11th Medway Scout Group (£16k).