HIGHAM HALL COLLEGE

Registered charity 1124959 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of short residential courses for adults of all ages and in general the advancement of education for the benefit of the public, including people with a disability.

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Latest income

£1.5m

Latest spending

£1.3m

Registered

2008

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £180,806 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £1,522,164. The trustees' report indicates that unrestricted free reserves of £176,783 exceeded the stated policy target, and the auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)

“1 employee received emoluments of between £60,000 and £70,000 during the year (2024 - 1).” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“1 employee received emoluments of between £60,000 and £70,000 during the year (2024 - 1).” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: Charitable activities (93% of income)

“Income for the year totalled £1,457,178 (2024: £1,244,419) with £1,349,757 (2024: £1,169,807) being generated from course fees.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: one month of full operating expenditure and 12.5% of average group expenditure over preceding two years (excluding direct course costs) (held: £1.5m)

“The trustees consider it prudent that unrestricted free reserves should be sufficient: (a) to avoid the necessity of realising fixed assets held for the charity's use; (b) to cover one month of full operating expenditure; (c) to provide a pool equal to 12.5% of the average group expenditure over the preceding two years after excluding direct course costs.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donation from subsidiary

“The charity has received a commitment to a donation of £23,536 from Higham Learning Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary (2024 - £18,500). This amount remained outstanding at the year end (2024 - £18,500). Higham Learning Limited has provided a cross company guarantee over the bank loan taken by the charity.” — page 30

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Higham Learning Limited

“Higham Hall College has one wholly owned subsidiary: Higham Learning Limited. Higham Learning Limited provides conference and similar facilities at Higham Hall, and contributes to any shared costs in order to help support the charity.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Dodd & Co Audit Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 06421365
Trading subsidiary: HIGHAM LEARNING LIMITED Companies House 06428342 · Financial health read from its filings

HIGHAM LEARNING LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts

Note 5 discloses £110,128 owed to group undertakings.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Higham Hall College (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

PICK, Christine Louise — director, appointed 28/04/2026on trustee list
HINDLE, Jane — director, appointed 30/07/2025on trustee list
GILVEY, Alison — director, appointed 22/05/2025on trustee list
FISHER, Elizabeth Anne, Dr — secretary, appointed 04/09/2023

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£1.5m

Total spending

£1.3m

Cost of raising funds

£41k

Reserves (reported)

£1.5m

Employees

41

Reported reserves equal ~14.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

MARGARET WALKERchair · trustee of 1 other charity
ALISON GILVEY
Christine Pick
Jane Hindle · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£1.5m	£1.3m
31/12/2024	£1.2m	£1.2m
31/12/2023	£1.1m	£1.0m
31/12/2022	£983k	£943k
31/12/2021	£723k	£709k

Common questions

Is HIGHAM HALL COLLEGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £180,806 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £1,522,164. The trustees' report indicates that unrestricted free reserves of £176,783 exceeded the stated policy target, and the auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Dodd & Co Audit Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of HIGHAM HALL COLLEGE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
CANNON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£945k
ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION (HANADIV) EUROPE	1	£898k
UNITED TALMUDICAL ASSOCIATES LTD	1	£692k
GILMOOR BENEVOLENT FUND LIMITED	1	£349k
THE MELOW CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£304k
PARKWILL LIMITED	1	£286k
YIZAL EDUCATION LIMITED	1	£205k
THE MONTEFIORE ENDOWMENT	1	£194k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HAMPSTEAD COMMUNITY ACTION LIMITED.

HAMPSTEAD COMMUNITY ACTION LIMITED income £421k
HUNTER HALL SCHOOL LTD income £1.0m
THE LONDON SCHOOL OF JEWISH STUDIES income £1.8m
CHRIST THE REDEEMER COLLEGE income £3.0m
COLLEGE FOR HIGHER RABBINICAL STUDIES income £3.6m
SARUM HALL SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED income £4.0m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HIGHAM HALL COLLEGE	£1.5m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	above	—	no doubt
HAMPSTEAD COMMUNITY ACTION LIMITED FY2025	£421k	—	0	below	—	noted
HUNTER HALL SCHOOL LTD FY2025	£1.0m	Greater than £60,000	1	above	—	no doubt
THE LONDON SCHOOL OF JEWISH STUDIES FY2025	£1.8m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHRIST THE REDEEMER COLLEGE FY2025	£3.0m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
COLLEGE FOR HIGHER RABBINICAL STUDIES FY2025	£3.6m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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