CAMDEN HIGHLINE

Registered charity 1191150 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Camden Highline's primary purpose is to transform a disused railway viaduct running from Camden Town to King's Cross into a new elevated park and garden walk, which will serve as the foundation for new community activity in the area.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT,1. THE PROVISION, MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF A PUBLIC AMENITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THOSE LIVING AND WORKING IN GREATER LONDON, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVISION OF A PUBLIC GREEN SPACE AND THOROUGHFARE FOR WALKING AND RECREATION ON A SECTION OF DISUSED RAILWAY BETWEEN CAMDEN TOWN AND KING’S CROSS, REFERRED TO AS THE CAMDEN HIGHLINE AND/OR;2. THE PROVISION, OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION, IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES SO AS TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AND/OR;3. THE PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS OR SITES OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE ON OR AROUND THE CAMDEN HIGHLINE.

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

Latest income
£145k
Latest spending
£211k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £65,843 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £459,422 to £393,579. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains reserves of at least two years of operations and relies on support from Camden Town Unlimited to keep overheads low. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis, with the directors citing adequate resources and low fixed costs as the reason for this assessment.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two years of operations (held: £394k)
“it maintains reserves of at least two years of operations.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Included in other creditors is a balance of £49,445 (2024: £16,415 due from), representing salary costs of £41,204 (2024: £39,783) plus VAT due to Camden Town Centre Limited, a company who is under common control of the directors. This balance has been paid post year end.
“Included in other creditors is a balance of £49,445 (2024: £16,415 due from), representing salary costs of £41,204 (2024: £39,783) plus VAT due to Camden Town Centre Limited, a company who is under common control of the directors. This balance has been paid post year end.” — page 16
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.

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 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 30
  • Government income: £76,081 — grants £76,081 (1); 52% of the £145,175 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 5

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 2

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 18/03/2024, 47 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£145k£211k
31/03/2024£77k£95k
31/03/2023£477k£107k
31/03/2022£164k£213k
31/03/2021£111k£18k

Common questions

Is CAMDEN HIGHLINE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £65,843 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £459,422 to £393,579. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains reserves of at least two years of operations and relies on support from Camden Town Unlimited to keep overheads low. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis, with the directors citing adequate resources and low fixed costs as the reason for this assessment. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CAMDEN HIGHLINE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CAMDEN HIGHLINE as a grant recipient include THE JULIA RAUSING TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JULIA RAUSING TRUSTFY2025£500kCamden Highline (Section 1)

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/09/2023£137k"Camden Highline - Tracking the Heritage"

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CAMDEN GIVING.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CAMDEN HIGHLINE£145k—0unclear—no doubt
CAMDEN GIVING FY2025£1.7mOver £60,0001unclear—no doubt
MAIDEN LANE COMMUNITY CENTRE LTD FY2025£371k—0unclear—no doubt
CAMDEN DISABILITY ACTION FY2025£592k—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITY TRANSPORT HELPLINE LIMITED FY2025£86k—0unclear—no doubt
CAMDEN ARTS CENTRE FY2025£3.3m——unclear—no doubt

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