THE CANONBURY TOWER CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 293243 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Preservation, refurbishment and promotion of the buildings constituted by Canonbury Tower and 6/9 canonbury Place, London.

Objects

I. THE PRESERVATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE CANONBURY TOWER, ISLINGTON, LONDON N1. IITHE PROTECTION AND IMPORVEMENT OF THE AMENITIES OF THE CANONBURY TOWER FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT. III. THE PROVISION AT THE CANONBURY TOWER IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE PERSONS FOR WHOM THE SAME ARE INTENDED OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA; IV THE FACILITATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE USE AND OCCUPATION OF THE WHOLE OR PART OF THE CANONBURY TOWER FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE; V. THE PROMOTION AND AID OF SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE RECOGNISED BY ENGLISH LAW TO BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE.

Area of benefit: LONDON BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON

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

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Latest income
£32k
Latest spending
£72k
Registered
1985
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £581,625 to £541,613 due to a net outflow of funds, though the trustees remain confident in the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity reported total incoming resources of £32,405 and charitable expenditure of £71,508, resulting in a net movement in funds of (£40,012).

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: 18
“During the year the trust received a donation from The Compton Charitable Trust of £28,000 (2024 - £35,000), a charity which Lord Northampton is one of the trustees.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Islington

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£32k£72k
05/04/2024£35k£83k
05/04/2023£42k£74k
05/04/2022£34k£165k
05/04/2021£45k£59k

Common questions

Is THE CANONBURY TOWER CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £581,625 to £541,613 due to a net outflow of funds, though the trustees remain confident in the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity reported total incoming resources of £32,405 and charitable expenditure of £71,508, resulting in a net movement in funds of (£40,012). Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.