THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY — grant history

Registered charity 509367 · filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£955k
Grants listed (FY2025)
56
Listed grants total
£484k
Accounts grants total
£429k

listed grants do not fully reconcile with the accounts total — list may be partialextracted from its FY2025 accounts

What this funder supports

Based on the register classifications and operating areas of the grant recipients we could match to the charity register (a subset of all grantees).

Causes funded
  • Education/training (37 grantees)
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives (25 grantees)
  • Disability (24 grantees)
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty (17 grantees)
  • General Charitable Purposes (17 grantees)
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science (10 grantees)
  • Economic/community Development/employment (9 grantees)
  • Amateur Sport (9 grantees)
  • Other Charitable Purposes (7 grantees)
  • Recreation (7 grantees)
Where grantees operate
  • Throughout England And Wales (21 grantees)
  • Scotland (16 grantees)
  • Northern Ireland (14 grantees)
  • Coventry City (13 grantees)
  • Throughout England (12 grantees)
  • Birmingham City (10 grantees)
  • Warwickshire (7 grantees)
  • Solihull (5 grantees)
  • Sandwell (5 grantees)
  • Walsall (3 grantees)

Grants made, per its accounts filings

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RecipientYearAmountPurpose
Kairos WWTFY2025£20kTo support young women, aged 18-25, at risk of sexual exploitation
Feeding CoventryFY2025£20k
Coventry Boys and Girls ClubFY2025£20k
Warwick Arts CentreFY2025£20k
Armonico Consort LimitedFY2025£20kProviding singing holiday opportunities for children in deprived areas of Coventry/Solihull
Artichoke TrustFY2025£20k
Corpus Christi Catholic ChurchFY2025£20k
Epic Futures CICFY2025£15k
Family Holiday CharityFY2025£15kHelping families facing multiple disadvantages to create happy and positive memories
Media ManiaFY2025£15k
Acorns Children's Hospice TrustFY2025£15kExpand our family services, providing vital psychosocial support to as many families as possible
Sonrisa Arts CICFY2025£14k
Epic Entrepreneurs CICFY2025£13k
The Brilliant ClubFY2025£13k
Friendship Project for ChildrenFY2025£12kGo Beyond
The Children's SocietyFY2025£12k
Wild EarthFY2025£12k
Grapevine Coventry & WarwickshireFY2025£12kTo provide support and advocacy to young people with autism and disability absent from school
John White Community CentreFY2025£10k
YMCA Heart of EnglandFY2025£10k
Love4LifeFY2025£10k
Coventry Rugby FoundationFY2025£10k
The Bradby Club for Young PeopleFY2025£10k
Three Spires Family Support Trust (Coffee Tots)FY2025£9k
The Mason FoundationFY2025£8k
Warwickshire Wildlife TrustFY2025£8k
The Royal Society for Blind ChildrenFY2025£7k
SenseFY2025£6kSense Forest School for children with deaf and blindness and their families in Birmingham
Heart Research UKFY2025£6k2-stage therapeutic programme - 1:1 counselling then a siblings group for young carers
Foundation for Conductive EducationFY2025£6k
CircolombiaFY2025£5k
Belong: Making Justice HappenFY2025£5k
Brain Tumour SupportFY2025£5k
CleanUp UKFY2025£5k
Insight - Counselling Coaching & Support ServiceFY2025£5k
KA Kits Academy CICFY2025£5k
KidsOut UKFY2025£5k
The Respite AssociationFY2025£5k
Vanny RadioFY2025£5k
Young Lives vs CancerFY2025£5k
A Band of BrothersFY2025£5k
Shine A LightFY2025£5k
Highly Sprung PerformanceFY2025£4k
Happy Days Children's CharityFY2025£4kLeisure time activities for children with special needs in Coventry
She Kicks AcademyFY2025£4k
Level WaterFY2025£4k
Children with Cystic Fibrosis Dream HolidaysFY2025£3k
Joss SearchlightFY2025£3k
Blue Coat School CoventryFY2025£3k
Make Them SmileFY2025£3k
Coventry City MissionFY2025£3kProviding vulnerable children in Coventry with Christmas gifts
Dudley Lodge/HurdleFY2025£2k
Community Safety EducationFY2025£2k
TLC FoundationFY2025£2k
International Children's GamesFY2025£1k
Children's Hospital PyjamasFY2025£1kProvide children & young people in hospitals, hospices & refuges with pyjamas
Carriers of HopeFY2023£28kTo provide emergency support to asylum seekers, refugees, and migrants
Grapevine Coventry & WarwickshireFY2023£25kTo provide support and advocacy to young people with autism and disability absent from school
Sandwell African Women AssociationFY2023£25kJobs skills training to reduce household poverty
The Brilliant ClubFY2023£20kThe Scholars Programme supports disadvantaged students to access competitive universities
The Shakespeare HospiceFY2023£20kTo support the Day Hospice
RefugeFY2023£17kFunding towards our refuge in Nuneaton, supporting women and child domestic abuse survivors
City Year UKFY2023£15kCreating pathways to employment and leadership for NEET young women
Acorns Children's Hospice TrustFY2023£15kExpand our family services, providing vital psychosocial support to as many families as possible
Clothing CoventryFY2023£15kTo support Coventry with a free school uniform clothing bank
Positive Youth ProjectFY2023£14kDelivering 264 hours of engaging safeguarding themed activity
RicNicFY2023£13kCommunity arts project for creative young people to gain experience, build confidence & key skills
Coventry Music TrustFY2023£12kMusic education for those in challenging circumstances
Family Holiday CharityFY2023£12kHelping families facing multiple disadvantages to create happy and positive memories
Highly Sprung PerformanceFY2023£12kDevelopment of new cultural performance and educational project for children aged 3-7
Media ManiaFY2023£10kImproving pathways to create industries for young adults with multiple disadvantages in Coventry
Engineering Development TrustFY2023£10kTo fund a STEM experience day for young people
Barnardo’sFY2023£10kFunding for Coventry children's rights service for care experienced children and young people
Feeding CoventryFY2023£10kTo secure the CEO role for the next 2 years, enabling sustainability
Kairos WWTFY2023£10kTo support young women, aged 18-25, at risk of sexual exploitation
Armonico Consort LimitedFY2023£9kProviding singing holiday opportunities for children in deprived areas of Coventry/Solihull
Happy Days Children's CharityFY2023£8kLeisure time activities for children with special needs in Coventry
Over The WallFY2023£8kTo enable children affected by serious illness access therapeutic camps and activities
Voluntary Action CoventryFY2023£8kTo support people experiencing disadvantage to access volunteering opportunities
The Bryntail Cottage CharityFY2023£8kTo refurbish the fabric at the cottage
Coventry Rugby Community GrantFY2023£8kHealthy, social, physical activity and nutrition for disadvantaged children across Coventry
The Open Theatre CompanyFY2023£6kA nonverbal physical theatre workshop for young people with profound and multiple disabilities
Three Spires Family Support TrustFY2023£6kTo improve the lives and life opportunities of vulnerable children in Coventry
Worth UnlimitedFY2023£5kA learning hub providing skills & qualifications for disadvantaged young people
Karis Neighbour SchemeFY2023£5kSeeking funds for work that supports families/older people in challenging circumstances
New Parks Club for Young PeopleFY2023£5kNew crucial safe space for disadvantaged 14-25 year old activities
The Royal Life Saving Society UKFY2023£5kTo fund research to understand lack of water safety training in ethnically diverse communities
The Royal Society for Blind ChildrenFY2023£5kDelivery of families first services supporting visually impaired children and their families
Solihull Moors FoundationFY2023£5kTowards our Ability Counts project: sporting & social opportunities for children with disabilities
The Respite AssociationFY2023£5kSupporting West Midlands families who are carers to have a respite break
Stoke Community Club LimitedFY2023£5kTo make urgent improvements to community facilities
African Women Impact UKFY2023£5kSupport for young refugees with mental health
Kids OutFY2023£4kTo bring happiness to some of the UK's vulnerable and disadvantaged children
The Brainwave Centre LtdFY2023£4kFunding for four families living within a 25 mile radius of Coventry
Sandwell Youth in ActionFY2023£3kProvision of core costs
The Orchestra of the SwanFY2023£3kTo work with visually impaired young people at the Priestley Smith School leading to a musical performance
The Lullaby TrustFY2023£3kTo provide support to bereaving families
Independent Provider of Special Education AdviceFY2023£3kTraining to improve educational support for children/young people in Birmingham with SEND
London Midland Railway Club AssociationFY2023£3kInstallation of community sports facilities for local residents in an area of deprivation
Children's Hospital Pyjama'sFY2023£3kProvide children & young people in hospitals, hospices & refuges with pyjamas
The Anne Frank Trust UKFY2023£3kEquipping young people with skills and confidence to challenge prejudice and discrimination
Coventry City MissionFY2023£3kProviding vulnerable children in Coventry with Christmas gifts
Lennox Children's Cancer FundFY2023£3kEssential support for children with cancer in the South and West Midlands
Compass Support ServicesFY2023£3kTo support children and families to enjoy outdoor play
Beyond the HorizonFY2023£3kTeaching parents’ therapeutic techniques to support children through bereavement or family breakdown
Tastelife UKFY2023£2kCombating mental health eating disorders amongst young people aged 14-25
Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's CharityFY2023£2kTo provide specialist nurses for seriously ill children living with complex, lifelong conditions
Child Brain Injury TrustFY2023£2kSupporting children following Brain Injury
Motor Neurone Disease AssociationFY2023£2kCare for people with Motor Neurone Disease in Coventry and Warwickshire
Huntington's Disease AssociationFY2023£2kTo provide information, support, and advocacy for the Huntington's disease community across the West Midlands via our local specialist Huntington's disease advisory service
Tall Ships Youth TrustFY2023£2kTo enable 5 disadvantaged young people from Coventry or Warwickshire to take part in a voyage
Eglise Armee des VainqueursFY2023£2kRe-instate youth club facility closed due to the effect of Covid
Making SpaceFY2023£1kFunding vital activities for people living in our extra care Coventry service
Children with Cystic Fibrosis Dream HolidaysFY2023£1kTo provide respite for a family from Coventry
Etch and PinFY2023£1kSupport with Coventry children's books donated to local primary schools
Level WaterFY2023£1kSwimming lessons for children with disabilities, Birmingham
Acacia Family SupportFY2023£1kTo improve the mental health of women with pre/postnatal depression across Birmingham
Insight - Counselling Coaching & Support ServiceFY2023£1k2-stage therapeutic programme - 1:1 counselling then a sibling’s group for young carers
Tile Hill Community PartnershipFY2023£1kTo support outreach to schools embedding a non-violence culture

About this data

This grant list is extracted by automated reading of the grant-maker’s own accounts PDFs as filed with the Charity Commission, and cross-checked against the accounts’ stated grant totals (listed sum 483608 vs reference 429058 (12.7% diff; ref=stated)). Recipients are linked to register entries only on an exact charity-number or unambiguous exact-name match. If you represent this funder and want a correction, contact us.