Covent Garden Area Trust (number 299874) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Covent Garden Area Trust do?
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".
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Covent Garden Area Trust
Answers Covent Garden Area Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Covent Garden Area Trust's highest-paid staff paid?
Covent Garden Area Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Covent Garden Area Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Covent Garden Area Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Other Charitable Activities.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Covent Garden Area Trust registered for?
Environment/conservation/heritage
Why is there no Clarity Score for Covent Garden Area Trust yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Covent Garden Area Trust.
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The register data used for this profile lists Covent Garden Area Trust as a registered charity (number 299874) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Covent Garden Area Trust's charity number?
Covent Garden Area Trust's charity number is 299874. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 299874?
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What does Covent Garden Area Trust do?
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".
Does Covent Garden Area Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Covent Garden Area Trust. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Covent Garden Area Trust?
Covent Garden Area Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.coventgardentrust.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Covent Garden Area Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Covent Garden Area Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Covent Garden Area Trust?
The register records Covent Garden Area Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Covent Garden Area Trust's trustees paid?
Covent Garden Area Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Covent Garden Area Trust registered as a charity?
Covent Garden Area Trust was entered on the register on 4 August 1988. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02280893).