PADDINGTON CHARITABLE ESTATES EDUCATIONAL FUND

Registered charity 312347 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity provides support for people under the age of 25 who are living in Paddington and who are in need of financial assistance to enable them to persue their education. The charity also makes annual grants to voluntary-aided schools in Paddington for repairs or physical alterations.

Objects

·2000 TO THE GOVERNORS OF ANY VOLUNTARY AIDED OR SPECIAL AGREEMENT SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS IN THE BOROUGH IN WHICH RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION IS GIVEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND. ASSISTING PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE BOROUGH TO OBTAIN FURTHER EDUCATION, OR TO ENABLE THEM TO ENTER A PROFESSION, TRADE OR CALLING, OR PROVIDING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR BENEFICIARIES RECEIVING PRIMARY, SECONDARY OR FURTHER EDUCATION.

Area of benefit: METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF PADDINGTON

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

Causes: Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity adopted accrual-based accounting in 2025 to improve financial accuracy and compliance with UK GAAP. The charity holds significant unrestricted funds totaling £3,526,891, with cash and short-term deposits increasing to £100,792 by year-end. The trustees note that while funds are currently in place, they may need to limit future funding commitments to a percentage of requested amounts.

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 3 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.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (11/05/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev DAVID MICHAEL ACKERMAN MA LLMchair · trustee of 3 other charities
• Angela Piddock · trustee of 4 other charities
• Councillor Elliot Keck · trustee of 1 other charity
• JAN PRENDERGAST · trustee of 2 other charities
• Lady Margot Joan Bright · trustee of 2 other charities
• Patricia McAllister · trustee of 2 other charities
• Rev Christopher Stolz · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Stephen Mason · trustee of 3 other charities

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster

Income and spending

Common questions

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