Friends of Highgate School Society
Analysis
Friends of Highgate School Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00400695). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending July 2025, Friends of Highgate School Society reported income of £149k and spending of £307k, spending 206% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £174k to £149k (-14%), an average of -3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 184% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Friends of Highgate School Society sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rainbow Teddies Pre-School (£149k), Chiswick Community School PTA (£149k) and Burton-On-The-Wolds Pre-School Playgroup (£149k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity's principal activities are to provide funds to support the continuing education at Highgate School of any student whose parents have died or whose family financial circumstances have deteriorated unexpectedly, to fund the education at Highgate School of students whose parents could not afford the fees without financial support and to provide educational facilities and equipment.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Teddies Pre-School | Bristol | £149k |
| Chiswick Community School PTA | London | £149k |
| Burton-On-The-Wolds Pre-School Playgroup | Loughborough | £149k |
| Capel Pre-School | Surrey | £149k |