THE ST GEORGE'S HANOVER SQUARE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1120505 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To support the repair and maintenance of the fabric and facilities of St George's Church, Hanover Square, London.

Objects

REPAIR AND RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF ST GEORGE'S CHURCH HANOVER SQUARE

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE WESTMINSTER

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

Causes: Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£64k

Latest spending

£67k

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net decrease in unrestricted funds of £3,026 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £360,301. The trustees have adopted the going concern basis of accounting and confirmed that no formal reserves policy is in place. The charity's primary activities involve making grants to connected entities and receiving income from donations and investment interest.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The charity made grants of £62,786 to St George’s Church, Hanover Square, of which The Rector, Revd. Roderick N S Leece, Mr M Hewitt and Mr G E Barnes are Trustees.

“During the year, the charity made grants of £62,786 (2024: £nil) to St George’s Church, Hanover Square, of which The Rector, Revd. Roderick N S Leece, Mr M Hewitt and Mr G E Barnes are Trustees.” — page 15

“During the year, the charity charged interest of £8,163 (2024: £8,627) to SGHS Enterprises Limited, of which The Rector, Revd. Roderick N S Leece, Mr M Hewitt and Mr WM C Beckett (resigned 28/10/25), are directors.” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity charged interest of £8,163 to SGHS Enterprises Limited, of which The Rector, Revd. Roderick N S Leece, Mr M Hewitt and Mr WM C Beckett are directors.

“During the year, the charity made grants of £62,786 (2024: £nil) to St George’s Church, Hanover Square, of which The Rector, Revd. Roderick N S Leece, Mr M Hewitt and Mr G E Barnes are Trustees.” — page 15

“During the year, the charity charged interest of £8,163 (2024: £8,627) to SGHS Enterprises Limited, of which The Rector, Revd. Roderick N S Leece, Mr M Hewitt and Mr WM C Beckett (resigned 28/10/25), are directors.” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity received grants of £50,816 from Hyde Park Place Estate Charity, a charity of which The Rector, Revd. Roderick N S Leece, Mr M Hewitt and Mr G E Barnes are Trustees.

“During the year, the charity made grants of £62,786 (2024: £nil) to St George’s Church, Hanover Square, of which The Rector, Revd. Roderick N S Leece, Mr M Hewitt and Mr G E Barnes are Trustees.” — page 15

“During the year, the charity charged interest of £8,163 (2024: £8,627) to SGHS Enterprises Limited, of which The Rector, Revd. Roderick N S Leece, Mr M Hewitt and Mr WM C Beckett (resigned 28/10/25), are directors.” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 1
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 1
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 1
Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St George's Hanover Square Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Graham Edward Barnes · trustee of 3 other charities
MARK ANDREW HEWITT · trustee of 4 other charities
Rev Roderick Neil Stephen Leece · trustee of 5 other charities

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£64k	£67k
31/12/2024	£67k	£3k
31/12/2023	£498k	£465k
31/12/2022	£49k	£60k
31/12/2021	£49k	£64k

Common questions

Is THE ST GEORGE'S HANOVER SQUARE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net decrease in unrestricted funds of £3,026 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £360,301. The trustees have adopted the going concern basis of accounting and confirmed that no formal reserves policy is in place. The charity's primary activities involve making grants to connected entities and receiving income from donations and investment interest. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE HANOVER SQUARE.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE HANOVER SQUARE income £1.0m
THE HOOVER FOUNDATION income £103k
ST GEORGE'S HALL income £40k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE'S HANWORTH income £149k
GEORGE FEARN TRUST income £31k
THE FRIENDS OF SOUTHWARK CATHEDRAL income £39k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ST GEORGE'S HANOVER SQUARE FOUNDATION	£64k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE HANOVER SQUARE FY2025	£1.0m	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE HOOVER FOUNDATION FY2025	£103k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST GEORGE'S HALL FY2025	£40k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE'S HANWORTH FY2025	£149k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GEORGE FEARN TRUST FY2025	£31k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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