The UK Colour Pencil Society

Registered charity 1178970 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE UK COLOURED PENCIL SOCIETY

The UKCPS exists to support and encourage the skills of drawing through the use of coloured pencils as an art form. This is achieved through public exhibitions, workshops & demonstrations. The society offers grant aid support to amateur art clubs, societies, and educational establishments utilising the skills of coloured pencil artists as part of their programme of events or curriculum.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE ART OF DRAWING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE USE OF COLOURED PENCILS BY PROVIDING AT LEAST ONE ANNUAL EXHIBITION TO SHOWCASE WORK WITH WORKSHOPS AND DEMONSTRATIONS TO HELP EDUCATE THE PUBLIC HOW TO USE COLOURED PENCILS AND BY PROVIDING SUCH OTHER SUPPORT TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM APPROPRIATE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased from £44,289 to £45,851, resulting in a net income of £1,562 after expenditure of £28,780. The charity holds no restricted funds and has negligible creditors of £780, indicating a stable but low-margin financial position heavily reliant on donations and trading activities.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• BARBARA JANE MURRAY BSCchair
• DEREK RICHARD NELSON
• EMMA LIANNE KERRIDGE
• Ian Garnet Ford · trustee of 1 other charity
• Peter Charles Relf

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Ireland · Isle Of Man · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

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