THE HARINGTON SCHEME LIMITED

Registered charity 279376 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HARINGTON, HARINGTON GARDENERS, HARINGTON/HARINGTON GARDENERS

The Harington Scheme provides a unique learning experience for young people and adults with learning disabilities and/or difficulties to help them into employment, further education or a more rewarding life through appropriate learning opportunities.

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Latest income
£2.4m
Latest spending
£2.6m
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £202,551 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets to £634,232. Free reserves stood at £142,627, which is significantly below the Trustees' stated target of £500,000, prompting a new fundraising campaign and internal restructuring measures to rebuild financial resilience.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: more than £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“2 employees had employee benefits in excess of £60,000 in 2024/25 (2023/24: 2).” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 2
“2 employees had employee benefits in excess of £60,000 in 2024/25” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £143k; policy: £500,000)
“With free reserves at approximately £142,000 at year end, the current level remains significantly below the target” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Calders (1883) LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold); recorded price paid £15k. 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 31/07/2025)

Total income
£2.4m
Total spending
£2.6m
Cost of raising funds
£80k
Reserves (reported)
£143k
Employees
65

Reported reserves equal ~0.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (92% 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: 3.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Haringey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£2.4m£2.6m
31/07/2024£2.3m£2.3m
31/07/2023£2.2m£2.1m
31/07/2022£1.9m£1.9m
31/07/2021£1.8m£1.8m

Common questions

Is THE HARINGTON SCHEME LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £202,551 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets to £634,232. Free reserves stood at £142,627, which is significantly below the Trustees' stated target of £500,000, prompting a new fundraising campaign and internal restructuring measures to rebuild financial resilience. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Calders (1883) LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE HARINGTON SCHEME LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £60,000 band, and 2 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds THE HARINGTON SCHEME LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE HARINGTON SCHEME LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE TOTTENHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION, THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS, THE BLOOMFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST, THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE TOTTENHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATIONFY2023£42kfor 12 Haringey resident trainees at £3,500 each
THE TOTTENHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATIONFY2024£39kfor 11 Haringey resident trainees at £3,500 each
THE TOTTENHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATIONFY2022£39kfor 11 Haringey resident trainees at £3,500 each
THE TOTTENHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATIONFY2025£35k2024/25 for 10 Haringey resident trainees at £3,500 each
THE STORY OF CHRISTMASFY2022£30k
THE BLOOMFIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£25k
THE BLOOMFIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£17k
THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATIONFY2022£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
London Borough of Barnet10/12/2019£5kGrant to THE HARINGTON SCHEME
Greater London Authority31/01/2018£18kGrant to The Harington Scheme
The National Lottery Community Fund27/11/2014£50kChilds Hill Park For All
City Bridge Foundation03/06/2010£91kGrant to Harington Scheme

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Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE HARINGTON SCHEME LIMITED£2.4mmore than £60,0002below—no doubt
HORTICAP FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
HARROGATE SKILLS 4 LIVING CENTRE FY2025£2.6mmore than £60,0001below—no doubt
MISSION EMPLOYABLE FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITIES AND HOUSING INVESTMENT IN PEOPLE FY2024£207k—0within—no doubt
HERTSMERE MENCAP FY2025£183k—0above—no doubt

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