COVENT GARDEN DRAGON HALL TRUST

Registered charity 1087268 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We offer affordable activities to the local community. Activities include Drop In for the under 5s and their parents/carers; junior, intermediate and senior youth clubs; holiday play-schemes; monthly tea-dances; ESOL classes; Over 50s Activities; community events; After School Clubs; art club; dance and drama club We rent out our spaces to generate funding to run the projects.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted general funds of £349,677, which exceeds its stated contingency fund target of £377,118 when combined with restricted funds, though the specific unrestricted amount is below the 6-month optimum target of £377,118. The trustees report a robust financial situation with net income of £85,057 for the year, supported by increased commercial bookings and diverse grant funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Goldwins Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The National Lottery — “Supported by funding bodies and businesses including The National Lottery, St Giles and St George, Shaftesbury PLC, Mercers Company, Masonic…” (source page)
• St Giles and St George — “Supported by funding bodies and businesses including The National Lottery, St Giles and St George, Shaftesbury PLC, Mercers Company, Masonic…” (source page)
• Shaftesbury PLC — “Supported by funding bodies and businesses including The National Lottery, St Giles and St George, Shaftesbury PLC, Mercers Company, Masonic…” (source page)
• Mercers Company — “Supported by funding bodies and businesses including The National Lottery, St Giles and St George, Shaftesbury PLC, Mercers Company, Masonic…” (source page)
• Masonic Charitable Foundation — “Supported by funding bodies and businesses including The National Lottery, St Giles and St George, Shaftesbury PLC, Mercers Company, Masonic…” (source page)
• John Lyons Foundation — “Supported by funding bodies and businesses including The National Lottery, St Giles and St George, Shaftesbury PLC, Mercers Company, Masonic…” (source page)
• GSK — “Supported by funding bodies and businesses including The National Lottery, St Giles and St George, Shaftesbury PLC, Mercers Company, Masonic…” (source page)
• Camden Giving — “Supported by funding bodies and businesses including The National Lottery, St Giles and St George, Shaftesbury PLC, Mercers Company, Masonic…” (source page)
• UK Youth — “Supported by funding bodies and businesses including The National Lottery, St Giles and St George, Shaftesbury PLC, Mercers Company, Masonic…” (source page)
• Jack Petchey Foundation — “Supported by funding bodies and businesses including The National Lottery, St Giles and St George, Shaftesbury PLC, Mercers Company, Masonic…” (source page)
• Greater London Authority — “Supported by funding bodies and businesses including The National Lottery, St Giles and St George, Shaftesbury PLC, Mercers Company, Masonic…” (source page)
• Peabody Trust — “Supported by funding bodies and businesses including The National Lottery, St Giles and St George, Shaftesbury PLC, Mercers Company, Masonic…” (source page)
• Julia and Hans Rousing Trust — “Supported by funding bodies and businesses including The National Lottery, St Giles and St George, Shaftesbury PLC, Mercers Company, Masonic…” (source page)
• LB Camden — “Supported by funding bodies and businesses including The National Lottery, St Giles and St George, Shaftesbury PLC, Mercers Company, Masonic…” (source page)
• City of Westminster — “Supported by funding bodies and businesses including The National Lottery, St Giles and St George, Shaftesbury PLC, Mercers Company, Masonic…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~5.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (85% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Sue Vincentchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• Alexander James Lloyd · trustee of 1 other charity
• CATHERINE MATHESON · trustee of 1 other charity
• CLAUDE ASGILL
• Francis Lluvert Go · trustee of 1 other charity
• Garrard Knowles · trustee of 1 other charity
• Tim Lynn

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

Operates in: Camden · City Of Westminster · Islington

Income and spending

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Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).