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The Campaign For Drawing

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1114811
Status
Registered
Registered
June 23, 2006
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Not Defined. In Practice, National And Overseas.

Address

Address
The Big Draw HQ
C/o Urban Space Management
Trinity Buoy Wharf
64 Orchard Place
London
E14 0JW

Contact

Activities

The charity delivers programmes to encourage and develop the use of drawing both by the general public and by professionals. The annual Big Draw is a month-long season of drawing events in October across the UK. The Power Drawing: Professional Development Programme shares with educators what the charity has learnt about the purposes and uses of drawing as an aid to learning.

Objects: 1 To Promote Drawing By People Of All Ages In All Sections Of Society In The United Kingdom And Overseas, With The Aim Of Engaging Them In Creative Activities, As A Medium For Learning, To Facilitate Intellectual And Emotional Development, To Encourage Greater Cultural Appreciation And To Heighten Awareness, Particularly Through Drawing, In A Range Of Settings Such As Colleges, Schools, Museums, Galleries, Heritage Sites, Libraries, Community Centres And Other Public Buildings, Parks, Open Spaces And The Countryside; And2 The Promotion Of Such Other Purposes Being Exclusively Charitable According To The Law Of England And Wales As The Trustees May From Time To Time Determine.

Classification

How
Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who
Children/young People, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Region
Throughout London

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £137,443 £135,611
March 31, 2024 £165,071 £191,593
March 31, 2023 £131,028 £124,819
March 31, 2022 £93,059 £113,417
March 31, 2021 £137,198 £96,978

Trustees

Name Appointed
Eric George Reynolds (Chair) July 3, 2024
Daniel McAuliffe Oct. 1, 2024
Graham Southern July 3, 2024
Mark Chester July 16, 2024