THE HERITAGE OF LONDON TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 280272 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£808k
Latest spending
£836k
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds totalled £869,123 at the year end, exceeding its stated reserves policy target of one year's operating expenditure. The filing notes that the charity depends entirely on fundraising for its activities and had been without a fundraiser for six months of the year, yet it maintained adequate resources to continue in operational existence.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year’s operating expenditure (held: £869k)
It is the policy of the charity that the unrestricted funds that have not been designated should be maintained at the equivalent of not less than one year’s operating expenditure — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Heritage of London Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

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

Total income
£808k
Total spending
£836k
Cost of raising funds
£128k
Reserves (reported)
£1.0m
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~14.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£808k£836k
31/03/2024£674k£541k
31/03/2023£453k£473k
31/03/2022£504k£344k
31/03/2021£277k£292k

Common questions

Is THE HERITAGE OF LONDON TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds totalled £869,123 at the year end, exceeding its stated reserves policy target of one year's operating expenditure. The filing notes that the charity depends entirely on fundraising for its activities and had been without a fundraiser for six months of the year, yet it maintained adequate resources to continue in operational existence. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE HERITAGE OF LONDON TRUST LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE HERITAGE OF LONDON TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION, THE SYNCONA FOUNDATION, THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST, WATES FAMILY ENTERPRISE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund28/02/2006£5k"The Group Will Use An Award To Employ A Part-Time Worker Whose Activities Are To Be Focused Upon Increasing Knowledge And A More Specificall"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund26/04/2004£5k"The Heritage Of London Trust Is The Only Building Preservation Trust Which Covers The Whole Of London. The Trust Gives Grants Fro The Resto"

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