# ROYAL SOCIETY OF PAINTERS IN WATER COLOURS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 258348
- **Other names:** ROYAL WATERCOLOUR SOCIETY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** April 29, 1969
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=258348


## Contact

- **Address:** ROYAL WATERCOLOUR SOCIETY, 48 HOPTON STREET, LONDON
- **Postcode:** SE1 9JH
- **Phone:** 02079287521
- **Email:** info@banksidegallery.com
- **Website:** www.royalwatercoloursociety.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC TASTE IN ART BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF WATERCOLOUR PAINTING

**Activities:** The Society is committed to uphold and advance the historic and contemporary art of watercolour painting.The members of the Society support and contribute to the work of their London home, Bankside Gallery, through exhibitions, workshops and educational events.The Society's art collections and archives are maintained and made available as a resource for artists, scholars and a worldwide public.

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £261534 | £296681 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £187925 | £267447 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £413009 | £178591 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £228316 | £137830 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £200295 | £118114 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Charles Williams** (Chair) — appointed April 23, 2023
- Anne Lynch — appointed April 23, 2023
- Charlotte Louise Cole — appointed April 29, 2023
- Chloe Fremantle — appointed April 29, 2018
- David Wiseman — appointed April 23, 2023
- Davina Gila Jackson — appointed Oct. 31, 2024
- JILL LEMAN RWS
- Julia Midgley RWS RE — appointed April 22, 2023
- Mark Raggett — appointed April 29, 2017
- Martin Jacobs — appointed April 23, 2024
- Olivia O'Sullivan — appointed April 22, 2023