HIGHGATE HARRIERS

Registered charity 1190625 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Operating primarily at the Parliament Hill Athletics Track, we provide community athletics training sessions, introductory athletics sessions and athletics competition opportunities for our members and others.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CLUB IS THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR ATHLETICS.

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

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Latest income
£226k
Latest spending
£187k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated an overall financial surplus of £38,195 for the year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £288,644. The trustees report that day-to-day operations have moved towards a sustainable position, supported by strong cash reserves sufficient to cover any forcible negative events.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to be able to maintain the club through any interruption to its activities, provide emergency funding should there be any threat to its base at the Parliament Hill track, and to be able to maintain its position as one of the UK’s premier athletics clubs (held: £289k)
“The clubs current general reserves balance of £288,644 (2024: £250,449) is moving towards the level required to achieve these goals.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Camden

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£226k£187k
31/03/2024£290k£195k
31/03/2023£149k£127k
31/03/2022£188k£52k
31/03/2021£0£0

Common questions

Is HIGHGATE HARRIERS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated an overall financial surplus of £38,195 for the year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £288,644. The trustees report that day-to-day operations have moved towards a sustainable position, supported by strong cash reserves sufficient to cover any forcible negative events. 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
SALOMAN FOUNDATION1—

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with VICTORIA PARK HARRIERS AND TOWER HAMLETS AC.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HIGHGATE HARRIERS£226k—0unclear—no doubt
VICTORIA PARK HARRIERS AND TOWER HAMLETS AC FY2025£140k—0unclear—no doubt
HIGHGATE COUNSELLING CENTRE FY2025£342k—0unclear—no doubt
BLACKHEATH & BROMLEY HARRIERS AC FY2024£523k—0unclear—no doubt
HIGHGATE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2024£150k—0unclear—noted
FRIENDS OF HIGHGATE SCHOOL SOCIETY FY2025£149k—0unclear—no doubt

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