Covent Garden Ip Ltd

Analysis

Covent Garden Ip Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in High Wycombe. It was registered in October 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 12063279). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Covent Garden Ip Ltd reported income of £6.9m and spending of £2.6m, leaving 62% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £5.6m to £6.9m (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 1467%. Over the whole period it spent 12% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Covent Garden Ip Ltd sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Amana Trust (£6.9m), Exeter Cathedral (£6.9m) and The Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary Salisbury (£6.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 99%. Charitable activities took 2.1% of spending and raising funds 98%. Reserves of £159.2m would cover about 728 months of spending at that rate.