Spitalfields Historic Buildings Trust Limited

Analysis

Spitalfields Historic Buildings Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01312292). It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Spitalfields Historic Buildings Trust Limited reported income of £818k and spending of £1.2m, spending 148% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £24k to £818k (+3337%), an average of +142% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 1178%. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Spitalfields Historic Buildings Trust 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 Mlinda Foundation (£818k), The Verification Research Training and Information Centre ( Vertic ) (£818k) and The Wey and Arun Canal Trust Limited (£816k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 52% and donations and legacies 28%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £50k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.