COVENT GARDEN AREA TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 4 August 1988
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02280893
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £193,385
Latest expenditure: £123,064
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Covent Garden Area Trust, 2nd floor 20 Bedford Street, Covent Garden, LONDON, WC2E 9HP

Website recorded by the regulator: www.coventgardentrust.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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".

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 18 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 18 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £193,385
Total Gross Expenditure: £123,064

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 7 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 7 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £177,940
Total Gross Expenditure: £129,172

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 19 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 19 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £152,590
Total Gross Expenditure: £103,949

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 20 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 20 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £143,892
Total Gross Expenditure: £87,428

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 6 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 6 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £122,714
Total Gross Expenditure: £55,724

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 18 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £193,385
Total Gross Expenditure: £123,064
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 7 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £177,940
Total Gross Expenditure: £129,172
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 19 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £152,590
Total Gross Expenditure: £103,949
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 20 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £143,892
Total Gross Expenditure: £87,428
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 6 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £122,714
Total Gross Expenditure: £55,724
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: City Of Westminster
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Camden
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: COVENT GARDEN AREA TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1988-08-04T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 26/07/1988AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/07/1994AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/11/1995AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/12/1998AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/11/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05/12/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08/12/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/12/2012 as amended on 27 Nov 2018 as amended on 07 Jan 2025
Charitable 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

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 204018
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: C G A T

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling