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.

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

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.

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

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

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 £116k
• HERITAGE CHARITY LONDON income £154k
• RICHMONDSHIRE BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST LTD income £2.2m
• THE CORNWALL HERITAGE TRUST LIMITED income £1.2m
• SEFTON PARK PALM HOUSE PRESERVATION TRUST income £981k
• HERITAGE CONCERN FOUNDATION income £2.7m

Side by side with its peers

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