DR JOHNSON'S HOUSE TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1122396 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The company's main objectives are the preservation for the use of the general public Dr Johnson's House, 17 Gough Square, London who may view the house and its content on a nominal fee basis, and who may dine there; and the advancement and encouragement of learning and scholarship

Objects

1 TO PRESERVE FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC DR JOHNSON'S HOUSE AT 17 GOUGH SQUARE, LONDON; AND2 TO ADVANCE AND ENCOURAGE LEARNING AND SCHOLARSHIP.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

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

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a total deficit for the year of £64,351, resulting in a net movement in funds of £186,597 when including unrealised investment losses. The trustees confirm that the current reserves position ensures the charity is a going concern and able to continue its objectives for the foreseeable future. Investment income is described as an essential part of the Trust's overall income, acting as a buffer to support core running costs.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

• ALAN BERTRAM GIBBINS · trustee of 1 other charity
• JOHN EDWIN CHURCH · trustee of 1 other charity
• MICHAEL GAVIN BUNDOCK
• Natasha McEnroe
• Robert Thorpe
• STEPHEN PETER CLARKE · trustee of 1 other charity
• TIMOTHY BENJAMIN EDWARD MONTAGU

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

Operates in: City Of London

Income and spending

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