COVENT GARDEN AREA TRUST

Registered charity 299874 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as C G A T

The Covent Garden Area Trust is a charity set up on the abolition of the Greater London Council. Its objects include the conservation of the Covent Garden Area, its architectural character, its buildings and features of historical or architectural interest. By virtue of its 150 year lease, it exercises powers over changes of use and alterations to key buildings known as "the Protected Lands".

Objects

(1) TO ACQUIRE FROM THE LONDON RESIDUARY BODY A FREEHOLD OR LEASEHOLD INTEREST OR INTERESTS IN CERTAIN PROPERTIES SITUATED IN THE AREA OF CENTRAL LONDON BOUNDED BY KINGSWAY, ALDWYCH, HIGH HOLBORN, SHAFTESBURY AVENUE, CHARING CROSS ROAD AND THE STRAND FOR THE PURPOSE OF CARE, CONSERVATION, MAINTENANCE, PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE PROPERTIES. (2) THE CONSERVATION OF TH COVENT GARDEN AREA AND ITS ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER, ITS BUILDINGS AND FEATURES OF HISTORICAL OR ARCHITECTURAL INTEREST AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS SPECIAL QUALITIES IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST INCLUDING THE PRESERVATION OF THE MIX OF RESIDENTIAL, BUSINESS AND OTHER USES WHICH CHARACTERISES THE AREA. FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM.

Area of benefit: SEE OBJECTS

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's finances are in a stable position, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £633,779 from £563,458 in the prior year. The charity reported a net income surplus of £70,321, driven by increased ground rent income which offset decreases in application fees. The auditor confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Ferguson Maidment & Co.. Discloses 5 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

6 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

• Andrew Christopher Caruso
• Christopher John Mason · trustee of 1 other charity
• Elizabeth Ann Bax
• Faye Watson Davies
• Iain Mitchell
• Imran Tunio
• JOANNA LOUISE CHAMBERS
• James Francis Patrick Monahan
• Jeannine Saba
• Margaret Dyke Coomes
• Mark O'Mullane · trustee of 1 other charity
• Mark Shearer
• Paul Velluet · trustee of 1 other charity
• Peter James Scutt
• Stewart Carroll
• Terence Alban Sharrott
• Thomas Robert Campbell · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Camden · City Of Westminster

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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• CHISWICK HOUSE AND GARDENS TRUST income £3.2m
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Side by side with its peers

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