ST BARTHOLOMEW'S HERITAGE

Registered charity 1167316 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PRESERVATION, RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES OF HISTORICAL AND/OR ARCHITECTURAL INTEREST OR IMPORTANCE AT THE HOSPITAL AND ELSEWHERE IN THE CITY OF LONDON, AND THROUGH SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT

Objects

1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PRESERVATION, RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES OF HISTORICAL AND/OR ARCHITECTURAL INTEREST OR IMPORTANCE AT THE HOSPITAL AND ELSEWHERE IN THE CITY OF LONDON, AND THROUGH SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.2) SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES AS THE DIRECTORS MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£5.7m
Latest spending
£548k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £6,298k, with free reserves of £322k, which exceeds the stated policy target of £115k. Total income for the year was £5,737k, primarily from grants and donations, while total expenditure was £4,958k. The accounts state there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £100,000 to £109,999 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)
“One employee received remuneration total benefits within the £100,000 to £109,999 band (2024: £100,000 to £109,999).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee received remuneration total benefits within the £100,000 to £109,999 band (2024: £100,000 to £109,999).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Grants and donations (99% of income)
“The charity received total income of £5,737k (2024: £1,600k) during the year. This was mainly income from grants and donations.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: four months unrestricted expenditure (reserves figure: £322k)
“A formal reserves policy of holding the equivalent of four months unrestricted expenditure, was agreed and put in place during the financial year.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant from Childwick Trust
“A restricted grant of £10,000 towards the Restoration project was received during the year from the Childwick Trust, where C Maurice, a trustee of this charity, is also a trustee (2024: £20,000).” — page 37
“A further £50,000 was received from C Maurice, a trustee of this charity (2024: £nil).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from C Maurice
“A restricted grant of £10,000 towards the Restoration project was received during the year from the Childwick Trust, where C Maurice, a trustee of this charity, is also a trustee (2024: £20,000).” — page 37
“A further £50,000 was received from C Maurice, a trustee of this charity (2024: £nil).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from Urban Space Management Ltd
“A restricted grant of £10,000 towards the Restoration project was received during the year from the Childwick Trust, where C Maurice, a trustee of this charity, is also a trustee (2024: £20,000).” — page 37
“A further £50,000 was received from C Maurice, a trustee of this charity (2024: £nil).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from T Hales
“A restricted grant of £10,000 towards the Restoration project was received during the year from the Childwick Trust, where C Maurice, a trustee of this charity, is also a trustee (2024: £20,000).” — page 37
“A further £50,000 was received from C Maurice, a trustee of this charity (2024: £nil).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Barts Heritage Trading Ltd
“The charity owns a £1 share (100%) of the trading subsidiary Barts Heritage Trading Ltd, Company number 15408608, registered in England and Wales.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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.

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2025

  • Volunteers: 223
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£90,001–£100,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2024

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£90,001–£100,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2023

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£110,001–£120,000: 1; £120,001–£130,000: 1)

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

Corporate structure

BARTS HERITAGE TRADING LIMITED — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 30 April 2026)
  • Equity: £2k
BARTS HERITAGE TRADING LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts

    Leadership, per the charity’s website

    Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

    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.

    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.

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

    Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2025)

    Total income
    £5.7m
    Total spending
    £548k
    Cost of raising funds
    £23k
    Reserves (reported)
    £322k
    Employees
    5

    Reported reserves equal ~7.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

    Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

    Trustees · trustee networks

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

    Operates in: City Of London

    Income and spending

    Financial year endIncomeSpending
    30/04/2025£5.7m£548k
    30/04/2024£1.6m£757k
    30/04/2023£1.9m£870k
    30/04/2022£570k£362k
    30/04/2021£396k£433k

    Common questions

    Is ST BARTHOLOMEW'S HERITAGE financially healthy?

    Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £6,298k, with free reserves of £322k, which exceeds the stated policy target of £115k. Total income for the year was £5,737k, primarily from grants and donations, while total expenditure was £4,958k. The accounts state there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

    What does the highest-paid employee of ST BARTHOLOMEW'S HERITAGE earn?

    Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £100,000 to £109,999 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

    Who funds ST BARTHOLOMEW'S HERITAGE?

    Funders whose own accounts filings name ST BARTHOLOMEW'S HERITAGE as a grant recipient include THE FOYLE FOUNDATION, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, THE A M CHARITABLE TRUST, PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUST.

    Known funders

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

    FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
    THE FOYLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£200k
    THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2023£50kMedical
    THE A M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
    THE A M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10k
    PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£10k
    PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£4k
    PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022amount not stated

    Government & lottery funding

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

    FunderDateAmountPurpose
    City Bridge Foundation23/05/2022£95kGrant to Barts Heritage
    The National Lottery Heritage Fund14/09/2021£5.6m"Sharing Historic Barts: A New Model for Heritage and Health at St Bartholomew's Hospital - reanimating the North Wing for audiences across L"

    Funders of similar charities

    Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

    FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
    THE REED FOUNDATION1£84k
    THE IMAM HUSSEIN FOUNDATION1£1k
    YESHURUN HEBREW CONGREGATION1£490

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    Side by side with its peers

    CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
    ST BARTHOLOMEW'S HERITAGE£5.7m£100,000 to £109,9991above—no doubt
    ST BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL CHARITABLE FUND FY2025£153k—0above—no doubt
    HOSPITALS OF ST BARTHOLOMEW AND ST JOHN FY2025£45k—0above—no doubt
    THE LADY FATEMAH (A.S.) CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£4.1m—0below—no doubt
    THE STUART HALBERT FOUNDATION FY2025£210k—0unclear—no doubt
    LORD BROCK TRUST FY2026£428k—0above—no doubt

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