Highbury Vale-Blackstock Trust

Analysis

Highbury Vale-Blackstock Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02849848). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Highbury Vale-Blackstock Trust reported income of £583k and spending of £621k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £456k to £583k (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Highbury Vale-Blackstock Trust sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aimcommunity Limited (£583k), Children's Book Project (£583k) and Remark! Community Ltd (£582k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 81% and donations and legacies 8.7%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £573k would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.