HIGHWAY ONE TRUST

Registered charity 1164753 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity has wide objects, enabling it to benefit any purpose which is charitable under the law of England and Wales including:Disfiguring Medical ConditionsPrison and InjusticePoverty, economic regeneration and homelessnessWomen in needCounteracting problems caused through internet and mobile networksUnderstanding and supporting issues around singleness in society

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Latest income

£581k

Latest spending

£629k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £48,331 for the year ended 31 December 2025, following an income of £580,885 and charitable expenditure of £629,216. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,957,495 at year-end, which is above the stated policy minimum of £18,000 held in cash to cover three months of administration and expenditure costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: A minimum of £18,000 is held in cash to cover three months of administration and expenditure costs. (held: £2.0m)

“A minimum of £18,000 is held in cash to cover three months of administration and expenditure costs.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 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 (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

£581k

Total spending

£629k

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 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 (100% 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

JACQUELINE SUSAN ELTONchair
DUNCAN JAMES MCCALLUM · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Sarah Rutherford · trustee of 1 other charity
Michael Armstrong
NEIL WILLIAM MAYBIN

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£581k	£629k
31/12/2024	£510k	£620k
31/12/2023	£326k	£337k
31/12/2022	£253k	£299k
31/12/2021	£272k	£304k

Common questions

Is HIGHWAY ONE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £48,331 for the year ended 31 December 2025, following an income of £580,885 and charitable expenditure of £629,216. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,957,495 at year-end, which is above the stated policy minimum of £18,000 held in cash to cover three months of administration and expenditure costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HIGHWAY ONE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HIGHWAY ONE TRUST as a grant recipient include UNSEEN (UK).

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
UNSEEN (UK)	FY2025	£10k	General

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
WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£357k
MOUNDFIELD CHARITIES LIMITED	1	£50k
CLASSQUOTE LIMITED	1	£30k
THE KNIGHTLAND FOUNDATION	1	£30k
RINA CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£28k
THE BENZI DUNNER SCHOOLS TRUST	1	£27k
KMB ESTATES	1	£18k
NEWPIER CHARITY LIMITED	1	£17k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HELP IN NEED TODAY.

HELP IN NEED TODAY income £558k
HIGHWAY OF HOLINESS income £488k
GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY FOUNDATION income £597k
One Housing Foundation income £221k
WEST HERTS CHARITY TRUST LIMITED income £272k
TS TRUST income £533k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HIGHWAY ONE TRUST	£581k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
HELP IN NEED TODAY FY2025	£558k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HIGHWAY OF HOLINESS FY2024	£488k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY FOUNDATION FY2025	£597k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
One Housing Foundation FY2025	£221k	—	1	unclear	—	not going concern
WEST HERTS CHARITY TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£272k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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