THE HIGHLIFE CENTRE LTD

Registered charity 1151868 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE HIGHLIFE CENTRE

Four work streams:1)Supporting entrepreneurs to start and grow businesses; 2) Helping young people build confidence, leadership, and career pathways; 3) Strengthening community empowerment through cohesion, wellbeing, digital inclusion, creativity, culture, and heritage;4) Providing safe housing alongside entrepreneurial training and practical support for people to live, learn, and work.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£782k
Latest spending
£429k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The charity reported a net incoming resource of £352,760 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted funds of £585,416. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting three months of core running costs, which they consider adequate given the charity's current financial position and risk profile. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, with no material uncertainties or governance issues disclosed.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £64,538 — above the median for charities its size (£60k)
“The Executive Officer received remuneration of £64,538 (2023 £58,599).” — page 22
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of the core running costs of the charity (held: £460k)
“It has established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the Charity should be three months of the core running costs of the charity.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£782k
Total spending
£429k
Reserves (reported)
£70k
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£782k£429k
31/12/2023£360k£214k
31/12/2022£303k£333k
31/12/2021£333k£423k
31/12/2020£327k£168k

Common questions

Is THE HIGHLIFE CENTRE LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity reported a net incoming resource of £352,760 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted funds of £585,416. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting three months of core running costs, which they consider adequate given the charity's current financial position and risk profile. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, with no material uncertainties or governance issues disclosed. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE HIGHLIFE CENTRE LTD earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £64,538 band.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/12/2025£69kYouth Vision Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund28/08/2025£19kThe Harmony Hub
Sport England18/08/2025£9kThe Keep Active Now Project
The National Lottery Heritage Fund23/11/2023£160k"The Highlife Centre Heritage Resilience Project"
The National Lottery Community Fund14/04/2022£10kWAVA Hall Jubilee Celebration
The National Lottery Community Fund25/06/2021£460kYouth Vision 2021 Project
The National Lottery Community Fund29/04/2021£63kCoventry Black Community Covid-19 Taskforce
The National Lottery Heritage Fund02/02/2021£99k"NL20: Act-Up Heritage"
UK government29/09/2020£91kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Heritage Fund29/06/2020£15k"COVID19:THE HIGHLIFE CENTRE"
The National Lottery Community Fund04/05/2020£35kCOVID-19 Remote Mentoring Intervention Support For BME Families
The National Lottery Community Fund02/07/2018£10kLive Up Your Dreams Project
The National Lottery Community Fund19/12/2016£10kAfrican and Caribbean Food and Music Festival
The National Lottery Community Fund23/11/2016£10kTransition into Employment Mentoring Project (TEMP)
The National Lottery Heritage Fund24/04/2015£54k"Embracing Africa Project"
The National Lottery Community Fund23/04/2015£189kEngage through Enterprise Project
The National Lottery Community Fund19/07/2012£9kYouth Entrepreneurship & Business Skills Development

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE HIGHLIFE CENTRE LTD£782k£64,538—unclear—no doubt
AIMING HIGH LONDON FY2025£130k—0below—no doubt
CENTRE4 LIMITED FY2025£3.5m£70,001 - £80,0001below—no doubt
HIGHBURY VALE-BLACKSTOCK TRUST FY2025£583k—0unclear—no doubt
HIGHER FOLDS COMMUNITY CENTRE (LEIGH) LIMITED FY2025£282k—0unclear—no doubt
20 STORIES HIGH FY2025£627k—0unclear—no doubt

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