Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours

Analysis

Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours reported income of £305k and spending of £303k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £228k to £305k (+34%), an average of +7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 85% 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, Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours 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 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Apollo Music Projects (£305k), Shubbak:a Window on Contemporary Arab Culture (£305k) and The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Historic Churches Trust (£304k).