HIGHFIELDS TRUST CIO

Registered charity 1192896 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Highfields Trust CIO makes grants to national and local charities. Please note that the charity does not respond to unsolicited mail.

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Latest income

£102k

Latest spending

£100k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £27,188, supported by investment assets with a market value of £1,592,111. The charity reported a net receipt for the year of £2,081 after charitable donations of £67,500 and portfolio management costs of £26,871. The trustees confirmed that the charity will continue in operation, noting that cash flow risk is minimal as expenditure is only incurred when liquid funds are available.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable donations (99% of income)

“Charitable donations made during the year were £67,500” — page 4

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (09/11/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

MICHAEL JOHN RUSSELL FRYchair
Ann Nicola Phillips
Cheryl Ann Millyard
John William Stephens
Peter James Russell Fry

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2026	£102k	£100k
05/04/2025	£119k	£126k
05/04/2024	£66k	£86k
05/04/2023	£233k	£202k
05/04/2022	£59k	£68k

Common questions

Is HIGHFIELDS TRUST CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £27,188, supported by investment assets with a market value of £1,592,111. The charity reported a net receipt for the year of £2,081 after charitable donations of £67,500 and portfolio management costs of £26,871. The trustees confirmed that the charity will continue in operation, noting that cash flow risk is minimal as expenditure is only incurred when liquid funds are available. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SEEDFIELD TRUST.

SEEDFIELD TRUST income £111k
HIGHFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST income £171k
HIGHFIELDS CHURCH income £826k
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST income £192k
THE RAINFORD TRUST income £313k
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUST income £555k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HIGHFIELDS TRUST CIO	£102k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SEEDFIELD TRUST FY2025	£111k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HIGHFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£171k	—	unclear	—	noted
HIGHFIELDS CHURCH FY2025	£826k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£192k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE RAINFORD TRUST FY2024	£313k	—	above	—	no doubt

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