The Pastel Society Limited

Analysis

The Pastel Society Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02053861). It says it provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Pastel Society Limited reported income of £13k and spending of £16k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £13k to £13k (+0.1%), an average of +0.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 Pastel Society Limited sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stratford-On-Avon Music Festival (£13k), Aberystwyth Silver Band (£13k) and The Friends of West Mersea Parish Church (£13k).

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.