ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH HERITAGE TRUST

Registered charity 1157164 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RGHT

Learning and participation - helping people find out about heritage through formal and informal learning such as school visits and staff talks in the communityVisitor services - promoting the assets in our care through touring exhibitions and events and participation in community eventsCollections care - working with partners to manage the assets in our care Working with volunteers

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Latest income
£977k
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £92,114 for the year, though a small surplus of £6,754 was achieved when excluding designated fund expenditures. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £49,926, which is below the trustees' stated ideal target of £125,000, although the charity maintains sufficient cash to cover three months of operational costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — above the median for charities its size (£60k)
“There was 1 staff employed with emoluments in the year between £60,000 and £70,000” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“There was 1 staff employed with emoluments in the year between £60,000 and £70,000” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Royal Borough of Greenwich (44% of income)
“Royal Borough of Greenwich 428,161” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of employee salaries / £125,000 (held: £50k)
“The Trustees would consider that the ideal level of free reserves as at March 2025 would be in the region of £125,000. It is the Charity’s policy to have sufficient cash reserves to cover three months of employee salaries.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Greenwich Heritage Trading Limited made a charitable donation of £129,182 to the charity. The charity recharged £Nil for administration and financial support, and £Nil for advertising and promotion to Greenwich Heritage Trading Limited. At the year-end Greenwich Heritage Trading Limited owed £129,182 to the charity.
“Greenwich Heritage Trading Limited made a charitable donation of £129,182 (2024: £44,401) to the charity, based on the performance in the current and the prior year. The charity recharged £Nil (2024: £Nil) for administration and financial support, and £Nil (2024: £Nil) for advertising and promotion to Greenwich Heritage Trading Limited. At the year-end Greenwich Heritage Trading Limited owed £129,182 (2024: £44,411) to the charity.” — page 34
“During the year £250 (2024: £2,876) was received as a donation from a Trustee. During the year £18 (2024: £Nil) was received from trustees through the anchorage point search fees through the Friend of RGHT scheme and £933 (2024: £2,066) was received from trustees via the patron scheme.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from trustees: £250 from a Trustee, £18 from trustees through search fees, and £933 from trustees via the patron scheme.
“Greenwich Heritage Trading Limited made a charitable donation of £129,182 (2024: £44,401) to the charity, based on the performance in the current and the prior year. The charity recharged £Nil (2024: £Nil) for administration and financial support, and £Nil (2024: £Nil) for advertising and promotion to Greenwich Heritage Trading Limited. At the year-end Greenwich Heritage Trading Limited owed £129,182 (2024: £44,411) to the charity.” — page 34
“During the year £250 (2024: £2,876) was received as a donation from a Trustee. During the year £18 (2024: £Nil) was received from trustees through the anchorage point search fees through the Friend of RGHT scheme and £933 (2024: £2,066) was received from trustees via the patron scheme.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Greenwich Heritage Trading Limited
“The Charity holds 1 share of £1 in its wholly owned trading subsidiary company, Greenwich Heritage Trading Limited which is incorporated in the United Kingdom (company number 09021486).” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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.

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

Total income
£977k
Total spending
£1.1m
Cost of raising funds
£5k
Reserves (reported)
£541k
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~6.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (83% 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: 0.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Greenwich

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£977k£1.1m
31/03/2024£1.4m£986k
31/03/2023£978k£1.3m
31/03/2022£1.0m£1.2m
31/03/2021£1.5m£969k

Common questions

Is ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH HERITAGE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £92,114 for the year, though a small surplus of £6,754 was achieved when excluding designated fund expenditures. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £49,926, which is below the trustees' stated ideal target of £125,000, although the charity maintains sufficient cash to cover three months of operational costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH HERITAGE TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City Bridge Foundation24/05/2022£4kGrant to Royal Greenwich Heritage Trust
UK government01/04/2022£5kCharlton Garden House, Charlton Road, Charlton SE7 8RE
UK government01/04/2021£9kCharlton Garden House, Charlton Road, Charlton SE7 8RE
UK government05/01/2021£2kCharlton House, London
UK government05/01/2021£9kCharlton House, London
UK government01/04/2020£10kALB-HISTORIC ENGLAND - Charlton House Gardens, Charlton Road, Charlton SE7 8RE
UK government01/04/2020£50kALB-Historic England-Greenwich Celebrating Our Heritage (Covid-19 Emergency Response Fund)
UK government01/04/2019£24kCharlton Garden House, Charlton Road, Charlton SE7 8RE
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/02/2019£95k"Meet the Collection - a pop-up museum and archive expedition across Royal Borough of Greenwich"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund10/05/2017£161k"A Resilient Future for Greenwich Heritage"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund09/10/2015£68k"Making Woolwich - The Royal Regiment of Artillery in Woolwich 1716-2016: New Gallery, New Approach"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/07/2015£59k"Here Come the Girls - Women in Wartime, 1915-18 a touring museum project"