--- title: "Paraiso School of Samba — charity 1113593 | CharityCompare" description: "Paraiso School of Samba (charity 1113593): income £178k (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/paraiso-school-of-samba retrieved: 2026-10-06T15:03:37.085Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1113593Charitable company PS # Paraiso School of Samba Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Paraiso School of Samba is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.paraisosamba.co.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1113593&subId=0) Work at Paraiso School of Samba? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=paraiso-school-of-samba&type=claim&name=Paraiso%20School%20of%20Samba) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Paraiso School of Samba? Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31 £178,404 Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31 £162,084 Registered charity number 1113593 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Charitable company Register contact address detail (not service area) Luton Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.paraisosamba.co.uk](http://www.paraisosamba.co.uk/) Quick answer Paraiso School of Samba (number 1113593) 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 Paraiso School of Samba do? Paraiso School of Samba is led by artists who grew up immersed in the Rio de Janeiro samba carnival culture and provides open-access classes and workshops in authentic samba music and dance, performs at festivals and events and parades at major UK and overseas carnivals. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Paraiso School of Samba Answers Paraiso School of Samba 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 Paraiso School of Samba's highest-paid staff paid? Paraiso School of Samba'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. ### Does Paraiso School of Samba receive government funding? The annual return does not answer this question for Paraiso School of Samba. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies. Paraiso School of Samba 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 Paraiso School of Samba 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) Paraiso School of Samba'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 5 April 2006 Company number [05676918](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05676918) (Companies House) Also known as Gres Paraiso Where it says it operates Throughout England and Wales ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Provides Human Resources; Provides Services. 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 Paraiso School of Samba registered for? Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Paraiso School of Samba yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Paraiso School of Samba. 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to Paraiso School of Samba? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating. 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A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is Paraiso School of Samba's charity number? Paraiso School of Samba's charity number is 1113593. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1113593? Search 1113593 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 Paraiso School of Samba do? Paraiso School of Samba is led by artists who grew up immersed in the Rio de Janeiro samba carnival culture and provides open-access classes and workshops in authentic samba music and dance, performs at festivals and events and parades at major UK and overseas carnivals. Does Paraiso School of Samba have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Paraiso School of Samba. 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 Paraiso School of Samba? Paraiso School of Samba's website listed in our register data is http://www.paraisosamba.co.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 Paraiso School of Samba's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Paraiso School of Samba'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. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Paraiso School of Samba? The register records Paraiso School of Samba 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 Paraiso School of Samba's trustees paid? Paraiso School of Samba's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was Paraiso School of Samba registered as a charity? Paraiso School of Samba was entered on the register on 5 April 2006. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 05676918). Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1113593&subId=0).