THE ST JAMES'S CONSERVATION TRUST LTD.

Registered charity 1079166 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

In the charity's area of benefit - to promote high standards of planning and architecture; to secure the preservation, protection, development and improvement of features of historic or public interest; to maintain the character of the area, with its social fabric, collection of ancient shops and gentlemen's clubs; to educate the public in the geography, history and architecture of the area.

Objects

1) TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE IN OR AFFECTING THE AREA OF BENEFIT2)TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OF HISTORIC OR PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT3) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, NATURAL HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT(AREA OF BENEFIT BEING THAT AREA BOUNDED ON THE NORTH BY PICCADILLY, ON THE SOUTH BY THE MALL, ON THE EAST BY THE EASTERN SIDE OF LOWER REGENT STREET, WATERLOO PLACE & CARLTON HOUSE TERRACE AND ON THE WEST BY QUEEN'S WALK, GREEN PARK IN THE WEST END OF LONDON)

Area of benefit: SEE OBJECTS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Tower Hamlets, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£100k
Latest spending
£118k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net expenditure of £17,902 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves to £156,596. The trustees report that this level of reserves is in the region of two years' worth of regular expenditure, which they believe is appropriate given the volatility of income since the pandemic. The charity has no staff and relies on grants, donations, and fundraising events, with one major event running at a deficit in the current year.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: City Of Westminster

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£100k£118k
31/12/2024£56k£33k
31/12/2023£107k£96k
31/12/2022£20k£28k
31/12/2021£14k£31k

Common questions

Is THE ST JAMES'S CONSERVATION TRUST LTD. financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net expenditure of £17,902 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves to £156,596. The trustees report that this level of reserves is in the region of two years' worth of regular expenditure, which they believe is appropriate given the volatility of income since the pandemic. The charity has no staff and relies on grants, donations, and fundraising events, with one major event running at a deficit in the current year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with JOHN JAMES CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ST JAMES'S CONSERVATION TRUST LTD.£100k—0above—no doubt
JOHN JAMES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£344k—0unclear—no doubt
CHURCHES CONSERVATION FY2025£408k—0above—no doubt
PRESERVATION FY2025£92k—0unclear—no doubt
BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATION TRUST FY2025£337k—0unclear—no doubt
MOTHECOMBE PRESERVATION TRUST FY2025£159k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.