PADDINGTON ARTS

Registered charity 298879 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Paddington Arts is an arts and media centre for young people between the ages of 6 and 26.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £26,016 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to restricted expenditure exceeding restricted income. However, the trustees consider the financial position to be satisfactory, noting that current reserves are adequate to support activities for up to six months. The charity holds significant unrestricted reserves of £126,585 and a substantial building fund.

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~6.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (75% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• ALAN HAYLINGchair
• ADELE BRAITHWAITE
• ALISON STANLEY · trustee of 1 other charity
• ANSEL WONG CBE · trustee of 2 other charities
• Alan Geoffrey Lazarus
• Angela Piddock · trustee of 4 other charities
• Hamza Taouzzale
• ICILDA BUCKLEY
• LEANDRA BOX
• LIONEL MCCALMAN · trustee of 2 other charities
• Sophie Morris-White
• Tracy Weekes
• VALERIE CHANG · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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