PAINTINGS IN HOSPITALS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 20 November 1997
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03450832
Financial period: 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income: £989,270
Latest expenditure: £1,148,352
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Earlsfield Business Centre, Unit 11, 9 Lydden Road, Earlsfield, London, SW18 4LT

Website recorded by the regulator: www.paintingsinhospitals.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

PAINTINGS IN HOSPITALS USES EXCEPTIONAL ART AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH, WELLBEING AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE WITH ILLNESS, INJURY, ADDICTION, AUTISM AND DISABILITY. OUR ACTIVITIES HELP TO REDUCE LEVELS OF SICKNESS, ANXIETY AND STRESS IN PATIENTS, SERVICES USERS, CARE STAFF AND THE PUBLIC.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 18 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 18 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £989,270
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,148,352

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 8 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 8 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £489,333
Total Gross Expenditure: £455,568

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 28 March 2025
Date Accounts Received: 28 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £320,025
Total Gross Expenditure: £443,589

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 29 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £363,138
Total Gross Expenditure: £438,436

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 16 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 16 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £593,854
Total Gross Expenditure: £426,365

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2027
Ar Received Date: 18 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £989,270
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,148,352
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: Yes
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 8 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £489,333
Total Gross Expenditure: £455,568
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 28 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £320,025
Total Gross Expenditure: £443,589
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £363,138
Total Gross Expenditure: £438,436
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 16 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £593,854
Total Gross Expenditure: £426,365
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 3

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2027
Ar Received Date: 18 August 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 958001
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 30169
Income Investments: 1100
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 989270
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £12,686
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £121,937
Expenditure Other: 1013729
Expenditure Total: 1148352
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 14429
Expenditure Depreciation: 52
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £0
Assets Total Liabilities: £0
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £0
Creditors One Year Total Current: 0
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £0
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 0
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 0
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 16 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 424331
Income Other Trading Activities: 24888
Income Charitable Activities: 142391
Income Investments: 2244
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 593854
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £21,324
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £405,041
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 426365
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 49085
Expenditure Depreciation: 687
Gain Loss Investment: -5383
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 25478
Reserves: £258,841
Assets Total Fixed: 64409
Assets Own Use: 1317
Assets Long Term Investment: 63092
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £450,790
Assets Total Liabilities: £226,805
Assets Current Investment: 234500
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £288,394
Creditors One Year Total Current: 125041
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 101764
Assets Cash: £136,541
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 260158
Funds Restricted: 28236
Funds Total: 288394
Count Employees: 6
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: PAINTINGS IN HOSPITALS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1997-11-20T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 16/10/1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/01/2012AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 19/03/2012 as amended on 24 Apr 2019 as amended on 12 Mar 2024
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO USE ART AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH, WELL-BEING AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM ADDICTION, ILLNESS, INJURY, DISORDER OR DISABILITY INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) ANY DISABILITY OR DISORDER ON THE AUTISTIC SPECTRUM IN ANY LOCATION OR ESTABLISHMENT WHERE ANY SUCH PERSON IS RESIDENT OR IN ATTENDANCE OR WHERE ANY SUCH PERSON IS IN RECEIPT OF TREATMENT, THERAPY, CONVALESCENCE, TRAINING, EDUCATION OR ASSISTANCE
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 445933
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: PIH

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures