HIGHFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1065637 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Mainly donations to charities involved in Jewish education

Objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS. THE ADVANCEMENT OF POVERTY OF JEWISH RELIGION.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Barnet, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£171k
Latest spending
£148k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased from a deficit of £2,924 to a surplus of £19,701, driven by a net movement in funds of £22,625. However, the trustees' report indicates that future activities are subject to satisfactory income, suggesting a dependency on continued funding streams.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies
“Donations and legacies” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The charity plans to continue its activities for the foreseeable future subject to satisfactory income.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Barnet

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£171k£148k
31/12/2024£232k£232k
31/12/2023£195k£197k
31/12/2022£0£65
31/12/2021£45k£45k

Common questions

Is HIGHFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased from a deficit of £2,924 to a surplus of £19,701, driven by a net movement in funds of £22,625. However, the trustees' report indicates that future activities are subject to satisfactory income, suggesting a dependency on continued funding streams. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE HELPING FOUNDATION1£10.0m
HURDALE CHARITY LIMITED1£1.0m
THE ELIEZER FOUNDATION1£250k
OUR KIDS1£8k
J & J CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED1£7k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE HEATHFIELD TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HIGHFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST£171k—0unclear—noted
THE HEATHFIELD TRUST FY2025£67k—0above—no doubt
A W CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£17.6m—0unclear—no doubt
HOLMFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£350k—0unclear—no doubt
BRITEFIELD TRUST FY2025£371k—0unclear—no doubt
J & J CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£156k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.