--- title: "The City Arts Trust Limited — charity 204828 | CharityCompare" description: "The City Arts Trust Limited (charity 204828). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-city-arts-trust-limited retrieved: 2026-10-08T05:10:55.551Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 204828Charitable company CA # The City Arts Trust Limited Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data The City Arts Trust Limited is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include arts/culture/heritage/science. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=204828&subId=0) Work at The City Arts Trust Limited? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-city-arts-trust-limited&type=claim&name=The%20City%20Arts%20Trust%20Limited) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The City Arts Trust Limited? Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31 £0 Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31 £0 Registered charity number 204828 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Charitable company Register contact address detail (not service area) 2 Middlings Wood Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Quick answer The City Arts Trust Limited (number 204828) 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 The City Arts Trust Limited do? to promote, maintain, improve and advance education, particularly by the encouragement of the arts, including the arts of design, drama, mime, dance, singing and music and to formulate, prepare and establish festivals and schemes therefor in the City of London and elsewhere Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The City Arts Trust Limited Answers The City Arts Trust Limited gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register records The City Arts Trust Limited 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) ### Registration details Registered as a charity 28 February 1962 Company number [00716035](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00716035) (Companies House) Also known as City of London Festival Where it says it operates City of London ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Provides Services. 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. ## Linked funds and trusts The register records these funds under parent charity number 204828. They are not counted as separate charity registrations in this directory. Check each linked record for its purposes. View 1 linked records - [City Arts Productions Limited (204828-1)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=204828&subId=1) ## What causes is The City Arts Trust Limited registered for? Arts/culture/heritage/science ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The City Arts Trust Limited yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The City Arts Trust Limited. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to The City Arts Trust Limited? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating. [How to read charity accounts](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/guides/how-to-read-accounts) · [Explore rated charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity-directory) ## Is this your charity? Claim this profile free to submit your description and an optional logo for review, correct details, or respond publicly. Approved claims show attribution and claimed status. Optional paid plans add enhanced media, reporting and labelled featured visibility by tier; they never change a score. [Claim this profile — free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-city-arts-trust-limited&type=claim&name=The%20City%20Arts%20Trust%20Limited) ## Frequently asked questions Is The City Arts Trust Limited a legitimate charity? The register data used for this profile lists The City Arts Trust Limited as a registered charity (number 204828) 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 The City Arts Trust Limited's charity number? The City Arts Trust Limited's charity number is 204828. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 204828? Search 204828 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does The City Arts Trust Limited do? to promote, maintain, improve and advance education, particularly by the encouragement of the arts, including the arts of design, drama, mime, dance, singing and music and to formulate, prepare and establish festivals and schemes therefor in the City of London and elsewhere Does The City Arts Trust Limited have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The City Arts Trust Limited. 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 The City Arts Trust Limited? The City Arts Trust Limited does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The City Arts Trust Limited? The register records The City Arts Trust Limited 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. When was The City Arts Trust Limited registered as a charity? The City Arts Trust Limited was entered on the register on 28 February 1962. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 00716035). Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=204828&subId=0).