Covent Garden Dragon Hall Trust

Analysis

Covent Garden Dragon Hall Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03456508). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Covent Garden Dragon Hall Trust reported income of £839k and spending of £754k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £581k to £839k (+44%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Covent Garden Dragon Hall Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Resurgence Trust (£838k), Platform (London) (£840k) and Chisenhale Gallery (£838k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 85%, trading 13% and donations and legacies 2.6%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £350k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.