THE HERITAGE OF LONDON TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 280272 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Aiding the conservation and restoration of buildings of architectural and historic merit in Greater London to best benefit the local community, by working with the local authorities, statutory bodies, grant and loan giving agencies to restore, repair and refurbish buildings at risk to bring them back into beneficial use.

Objects

TO PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF GREATER LONDON AND OF THE NATION AT LARGE AND WHERE IT IS PRACTICABLE TO DO SO TO FACILITATE AND ENCOURAGE REASONABLE PUBLIC ACCESS TO WHATEVER OF THE HISTORICAL AND CONSTRUCTIONAL HERITAGE MAY EXIST IN AND AROUND GREATER LONDON IN THE FORM OF BUILDINGS (WHICH EXPRESSION SHALL FOR THESE PURPOSES INCUDE ANY BUILDING AS DEFINED BY SECTION 290(1) OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1971 AND ALSO ANY GARDEN OR PLANT OR MACHINERY IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER IT IS ASSOCIATION WITH A BUILDING) OR PLACES OF HISTORICAL OR ARCHITECTURAL INTEREST.(SEE MEMORANDUM FOR FURTHER DETAILS)

Area of benefit: GREATER LONDON

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

Causes: Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £821,143, which is below the stated reserves policy target of nine months' operating expenditure. The charity reported a net expenditure of £37,311 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total fund balances from £1,054,433 to £1,017,122.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures

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.

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).

• The Adrian Swire Charitable Trust — “The Adrian Swire Charitable Trust” (source page)
• The Caledonia Investments Charitable Foundation — “The Caledonia Investments Charitable Foundation” (source page)
• The City of London Corporation — “The City of London Corporation” (source page)
• The Drapers' Charitable Fund — “The Drapers' Charitable Fund” (source page)
• The Englefield Charitable Trust — “The Englefield Charitable Trust” (source page)
• The Golden Bottle Trust — “The Golden Bottle Trust” (source page)
• The Hon P N Gibson’s Charity Trust — “The Hon P N Gibson’s Charity Trust” (source page)
• The Howard de Walden Estate — “The Howard de Walden Estate” (source page)
• The Ironmongers’ Foundation — “The Ironmongers’ Foundation” (source page)
• The London Appreciation Society — “The London Appreciation Society” (source page)
• The Mercers' Charitable Foundation — “The Mercers' Charitable Foundation” (source page)
• The Moorview Charitable Trust — “The Moorview Charitable Trust” (source page)
• The Parasol Foundation Trust — “The Parasol Foundation Trust” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £535k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

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

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

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (94% 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: 15.8% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• John Richard Phillipschair
• Alexandra Prince
• MELANIE STOUTZKER
• MRS KIT KEMP
• PROFESSOR PIPPA POPPY CATTERALL · trustee of 2 other charities
• Richard Johnston · trustee of 2 other charities
• Robert Alfred Gilchrist · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sarah Booth

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LONDON HISTORIC BUILDINGS TRUST LTD.

• LONDON HISTORIC BUILDINGS TRUST LTD income £441k
• THE HACKNEY HISTORIC BUILDINGS TRUST income £197k
• THE CITY OF WINCHESTER TRUST LIMITED income £36k
• DERBYSHIRE HISTORIC BUILDINGS TRUST income £196k
• SLT BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED income £122k
• HARROW HERITAGE TRUST income £12k

Side by side with its peers

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