Paddington Arts

Analysis

Paddington Arts is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02224403). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Paddington Arts reported income of £593k and spending of £380k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £255k to £593k (+133%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Paddington Arts sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Camden Disability Action (£592k), Harrow Association of Disabled People (£594k) and Critical Support (£592k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 75%, charitable activities 23% and investments 2.4%. Charitable activities took 66% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £191k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.