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Area 51 Education

Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data

Area 51 Education is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, disability, economic/community development/employment.

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What are the key facts about Area 51 Education?

Reported income · year ending 2025-07-31
£2,253,601
Reported spending · year ending 2025-07-31
£2,425,574
Registered charity number
1139447
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Coburg Road
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Area 51 Education (number 1139447) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Area 51 Education do?

Area 51 Education provides full and part time continuing education opportunities to young people over the age of 16 who have severe, profound or complex learning difficulties and physical disabilities.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Area 51 Education

Answers Area 51 Education gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 July 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Area 51 Education's highest-paid staff paid?

Area 51 Education's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Area 51 Education's money come from?

Area 51 Education reported £2.4m total income for the year ending 31 July 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £2.3m (96%), trading and fundraising events £53k (2%), other income £50k (2%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£2.3m · 96%
  • Trading and fundraising events£53k · 2%
  • Other income£50k · 2%
  • Donations and legacies£1,994 · 0%

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Area 51 Education as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Area 51 Education's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
06724508 (Companies House)
Where it says it operates
Barnet · Camden · Enfield · Hackney · Haringey · Islington · Waltham Forest · Kensington and Chelsea

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; People With Disabilities.

Reported activities: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Area 51 Education registered for?

Education/trainingDisabilityEconomic/community Development/employment

Why is there no Clarity Score for Area 51 Education yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Area 51 Education. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Area 51 Education a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Area 51 Education as a registered charity (number 1139447) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Area 51 Education's charity number?
Area 51 Education's charity number is 1139447. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1139447?
Search 1139447 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Area 51 Education do?
Area 51 Education provides full and part time continuing education opportunities to young people over the age of 16 who have severe, profound or complex learning difficulties and physical disabilities.
Does Area 51 Education have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Area 51 Education. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Area 51 Education?
Area 51 Education's website listed in our register data is http://www.area51ed.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Area 51 Education's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Area 51 Education's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Area 51 Education's money come from?
Area 51 Education reported £2.4m total income for the year ending 31 July 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £2.3m (96%), trading and fundraising events £53k (2%), other income £50k (2%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Area 51 Education?
The register records Area 51 Education as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Area 51 Education's trustees paid?
Area 51 Education's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Area 51 Education registered as a charity?
Area 51 Education was entered on the register on 22 December 2010. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 06724508).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.