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Paddington Development Trust

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Paddington Development Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing.

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What are the key facts about Paddington Development Trust?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£3,190,042
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£3,293,851
Registered charity number
1080883
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
London
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Paddington Development Trust (number 1080883) 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 Paddington Development Trust do?

The promotion for the public benefit of urban or rural regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation (and in particular within the Greater London area) by way of all or any of the following means: relief of poverty and unemplyement; the advancement of education, training or retraining; providing unemployed people with work experience; creation and improvement of businesses.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Paddington Development Trust

Answers Paddington Development Trust 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 Paddington Development Trust's highest-paid staff paid?

Paddington Development Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 4 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £70,001–£80,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£70,001–£80,0001
£60,001–£70,0003

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

Where does Paddington Development Trust's money come from?

Paddington Development Trust reported £3.2m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £2.4m (76%), other income £588k (18%), donations and legacies £171k (5%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£2.4m · 76%
  • Other income£588k · 18%
  • Donations and legacies£171k · 5%
  • Investments£6,358 · 0%

Does Paddington Development Trust receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for Paddington Development Trust. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

Paddington Development Trust reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.

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

The register records Paddington Development Trust 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

Paddington Development Trust'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
Company number
03652559 (Companies House)
Where it says it operates
Throughout London

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin; Other Defined Groups.

Reported activities: Provides Other Finance; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body.

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 Paddington Development Trust registered for?

Education/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyAccommodation/housing

Why is there no Clarity Score for Paddington Development Trust yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Paddington Development Trust. 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 Paddington Development Trust a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Paddington Development Trust as a registered charity (number 1080883) 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 Paddington Development Trust's charity number?
Paddington Development Trust's charity number is 1080883. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1080883?
Search 1080883 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 Paddington Development Trust do?
The promotion for the public benefit of urban or rural regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation (and in particular within the Greater London area) by way of all or any of the following means: relief of poverty and unemplyement; the advancement of education, training or retraining; providing unemployed people with work experience; creation and improvement of businesses.
Does Paddington Development Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Paddington Development Trust. 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 Paddington Development Trust?
Paddington Development Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.pdt.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 Paddington Development Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Paddington Development Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 4 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £70,001–£80,000 (1 employee). 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 Paddington Development Trust's money come from?
Paddington Development Trust reported £3.2m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £2.4m (76%), other income £588k (18%), donations and legacies £171k (5%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Paddington Development Trust?
The register records Paddington Development Trust 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 Paddington Development Trust's trustees paid?
Paddington Development Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Paddington Development Trust registered as a charity?
Paddington Development Trust was entered on the register on 25 May 2000. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 03652559).

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.