Heart of the City of London Limited

Analysis

Heart of the City of London Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05973126). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Heart of the City of London Limited reported income of £924k and spending of £1.0m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £460k to £924k (+101%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 153%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Heart of the City of London Limited sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% 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 Grassroots Suicide Prevention (£923k), International Baccalaureate Fund UK (£924k) and North Yorkshire County Scout Council (£916k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88%, donations and legacies 4.6% and investments 1.5%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £273k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.