Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 10
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 21 ?

LONDON HISTORIC BUILDINGS TRUST LTD

To preserve on behalf of the townspeople of Greater London and of the nation at large buildings of particular beauty or historical, architectural or constructional interest.The charity achieves this by working with local authorities, statutory bodies, grant and loan giving agencies to take on, restore, repair and refurbish buildings at risk to bring them back into beneficial use.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£442£157£286n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£105£104£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£110£112£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£110£112£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£307£69£238n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£398£41£357n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£113£72£41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£278£54£224n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£377£43£334n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14*£297£425£-129n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£415£89£326n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£244£42£202n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£104£85£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£85£72£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£135£139£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£115£102£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£43£44£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£38£102£-64n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£378£319£59n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£78£129£-52n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 32 years

https://www.londonhistoricbuildings.org.uk

hon.secretary@londonhistoricbuildings.org.uk

02083921819

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£167,899
National Lottery Heritage Fund£124,395
Architectural Heritage Fund£33,649
The Pilgrim Trust£30,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£15,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to London Historic Buildings Trust Ltd.
£99,995 24/08/2023
Petticoat Lane Heritage Trail
Architectural Heritage Fund - Grant to London Historic Buildings Trust Ltd (HOLTOP)
£33,649 04/08/2022
Former Girls’ Charity School and no. 24 Church Street, Edmonton
DCMS - London Historic Buildings Trust Project Officers
£65,205 01/04/2022
Regional Capacity Building grant for part funding of two project managers at London Historic Buildings Trust.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£15,000 29/10/2021
24
Strategic Funding to help us Transform London’s Communities Through Heritage
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to London Historic Buildings Trust
£30,000 27/09/2021
36
Appointment of a Director to enable LHBT to transform London’s communities through heritage regeneration
DCMS - London Historic Buildings Trust Project Officers
£61,655 01/04/2021
The grant is being used to help part fund two project managers within the London Historic Buildings Trust
DCMS - CRF21: London Historic Buildings Trust
£7,400 08/03/2021
Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to London Historic Buildings Trust
£14,500 23/07/2020
COVID19: London Historic Buildings Trust
DCMS - ALB-Historic England -London Historic Buildings Trust Project Officers
£33,639 01/04/2020
Funding of Project Officers for the London Historic Buildings Trust
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to London Historic Buildings Trust
£9,900 16/01/2020
Exploring Options for The Former Girls’ Charity School and no 24 Church Street, Edmonton
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to Heritage of London Trust Operations
£21,600 19/09/2019
6
Interim Director with responsibility for strategic review
DCMS - St George's Garrison Church, Phase 2, London
£5,000 01/04/2019
Increase to existing grant to repair to decorative finishes, historic fabric of apse and side chapels, alter, pulpit and floor
DCMS - St George's Garrison Church, Phase 2, London (increase)
£20,640 01/04/2019
Phase 2 repair works to decorative finishes (non-mosaic), to surviving upstanding historic fabric of apse and side chapels, to altar and pulpit, and to wetw end lintools and capitals. To cast in new concrete floor to apseand relay pavings.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Heritage of London Trust Operations
£42,900 05/09/2018
Heritage of London Trust Operations: Strategic review and bid for long term sustainability
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to Heritage of London Trust Operations Ltd
£10,000 24/05/2018
9
St George’s Woolwich; essential repairs to safeguard the fabric, remove Heritage at Risk listing, and increase public access
DCMS - St George's Garrison Church, Phase 2, London
£147,436 01/04/2018
Phase 2 repair works to decorative finishes (non-mosaic), to surviving upstanding historic fabric of apse and side chapels, to altar and pulpit, and to wetw end lintools and capitals. To cast in new concrete floor to apseand relay pavings.
DCMS - St George's Garrison Church, Phase 2, London (increase)
£5,160 01/04/2018
Phase 2 repair works to decorative finishes (non-mosaic), to surviving upstanding historic fabric of apse and side chapels, to altar and pulpit, and to wetw end lintools and capitals. To cast in new concrete floor to apseand relay pavings.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 12/03/2018
Safeguarding St George's Garrison Church, Woolwich
DCMS - Repair Grants for Heritage at Risk
£192,210 02/11/2017
Phase 2 repair works to decorative finishes (non-mosaic), to surviving upstanding historic fabric of apse and side chapels, to altar and pulpit, and to wetw end lintools and capitals. To cast in new concrete floor to apseand relay pavings.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
  • ALEC PAUL FORSHAW Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Historic Buildings Consultant
  • ALICE CLARE LOUISE YATES Appointed: 2020
  • CHARLES HOWARD KING SWINDALL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired Solicitor
  • DAVID FRANK GIBSON RIBA AABC Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Architect
  • ELIZABETH KENZIE WEDMORE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • GEORGINA RUTH NAYLER (Chair) Appointed: 2021
  • PAUL THOMAS ATKINSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director
  • PHILIP DAVID SMITH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Senior Manager
  • ROSEMARY SUSAN FRASER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor
  • STEPHEN ANDREW ENTHOVEN ACIS
  • SARAH JANE BUCKINGHAM BA MSC Appointed: 2019
  • VICTORIA CLARE MARGARET LIDDELL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/02/1993, number: 1017579
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/12/1992, number: 02774232
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR14: 8 days late,
Main office

3 Scout Lane
c/o Michael Brooke
London
SW4 0LA

Objectives

TO PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TOWNSPEOPLE OF GREATER LONDON AND OF THE NATION AT LARGE, WHATEVER OF THE HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL AND CONSTRUCTIONAL HERITAGE MAY EXIST IN AND AROUND GREATER LONDON AFORESAID IN THE FORM OF BUILDINGS (INCLUDING ANY BUILDING AS DEFINED IN SECTION 290(1) OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1971) OF PARTICULAR BEAUTY OR HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL OR CONSTRUCTIONAL INTEREST.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREATER LONDON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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