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TEMPLE BAR TRUST

Registered charity 1185076 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charitable objectives of the Temple Bar Trust are simply: To advance for the public benefit by: Education, knowledge and research in respect of the practice, science, art, history, conservation and preservation of architecture;Education in respect of the architecture and history of the City of London; and Education in respect of the historic structure of Temple Bar, including education

Causes: Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£152k
Latest spending
£137k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £156,036, which the Trustees consider satisfactory against a policy target of six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £45,322 for the year, funded primarily by donations, grants, and event income, with no reliance on government or corporate support.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £156k)
“seeks to retain reserves that cover at least six months’ worth of annual expenditure”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Funders the charity credits

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

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£152k£137k
30/09/2024£194k£134k
30/09/2023£137k£130k
30/09/2022£145k£220k
30/09/2021£14k£20k

Common questions

Is TEMPLE BAR TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £156,036, which the Trustees consider satisfactory against a policy target of six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £45,322 for the year, funded primarily by donations, grants, and event income, with no reliance on government or corporate support. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds TEMPLE BAR TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TEMPLE BAR TRUST as a grant recipient include THE COMPANY OF CHARTERED ARCHITECTS CHARITABLE TRUST FUND.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE COMPANY OF CHARTERED ARCHITECTS CHARITABLE TRUST FUNDFY2025£100kSupport to The Temple Bar Trust.

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 FOYLE FOUNDATION1£200k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED1£50k
THE A M CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUST1£14k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE IHR TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TEMPLE BAR TRUST£152k—0above—no doubt
THE IHR TRUST FY2025£195k—0unclear—no doubt
LONDON HISTORIC PARKS AND GARDENS TRUST FY2024£269k—0unclear—no doubt
LONDON HISTORIC BUILDINGS TRUST LTD FY2025£116k—0above—no doubt
THE BARAKAT TRUST FY2024£337k—0unclear—no doubt
ST BARTHOLOMEW'S HERITAGE FY2025£5.7m£100,001 - £110,0001above—no doubt

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