ROYAL INSTITUTE OF PAINTERS IN WATER COLOURS

Registered charity 291405 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objectives of the RI are for the advancement of the aesthetic education of the public by the promotion of the fine arts and in particular the art of painting in watercolours. (These objectives are mainly realised through an annual exhibition. This year was the 209th and held at the Mall Galleries, London).

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE AESTHETIC EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROMOTION OF FINE ARTS AND IN PARTICULAR THE ART OF PAINTING IN WATER COLOURS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 the charity holds free reserves of £154,280, which the trustees consider sufficient to hold an annual exhibition for at least two years. The charity reported a net surplus of £5,489 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total funds at year-end amounting to £194,290.

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 5 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 policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds 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

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Trustees · trustee networks

• David Parfitt RI
• Mari French RI
• ROSA SEPPLE RI · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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