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Registered charity · No. 1166646CIO

Breadwinners Foundation

Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data

Breadwinners Foundation is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, economic/community development/employment.

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What are the key facts about Breadwinners Foundation?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£751,120
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£638,760
Registered charity number
1166646
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
CIO
Register contact address detail (not service area)
London
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded

Quick answer

Breadwinners Foundation (number 1166646) 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 Breadwinners Foundation do?

Breadwinners is an ambitious grassroots charity set up in April 2016. Our aim is to support refugees through their first steps into employment, work experience, entrepreneurship, and mentoring whilst providing the best organic artisan bread.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Breadwinners Foundation

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

How much are Breadwinners Foundation's highest-paid staff paid?

Breadwinners Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 March 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 Breadwinners Foundation's money come from?

Breadwinners Foundation reported £751k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £489k (65%), charitable activities £262k (35%).

  • Donations and legacies£489k · 65%
  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£262k · 35%

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

The register does not record Breadwinners Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

Breadwinners Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Also known as
Breadwinners
Where it says it operates
Throughout London

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Other Defined Groups.

Reported activities: Provides Other Finance; 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 Breadwinners Foundation registered for?

Education/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyEconomic/community Development/employment

Why is there no Clarity Score for Breadwinners Foundation yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Breadwinners Foundation. 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 Breadwinners Foundation a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Breadwinners Foundation as a registered charity (number 1166646) 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 Breadwinners Foundation's charity number?
Breadwinners Foundation's charity number is 1166646. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1166646?
Search 1166646 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 Breadwinners Foundation do?
Breadwinners is an ambitious grassroots charity set up in April 2016. Our aim is to support refugees through their first steps into employment, work experience, entrepreneurship, and mentoring whilst providing the best organic artisan bread.
Does Breadwinners Foundation have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Breadwinners Foundation. 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 Breadwinners Foundation?
Breadwinners Foundation's website listed in our register data is http://www.breadwinners.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 Breadwinners Foundation's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Breadwinners Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 March 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 Breadwinners Foundation's money come from?
Breadwinners Foundation reported £751k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £489k (65%), charitable activities £262k (35%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Breadwinners Foundation?
The register does not record Breadwinners Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Breadwinners Foundation's trustees paid?
Breadwinners Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Breadwinners Foundation registered as a charity?
Breadwinners Foundation was entered on the register on 20 April 2016.

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.