Highlights Productions
Analysis
Highlights Productions is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kirkby Stephen. It was registered in November 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04646007). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2026, Highlights Productions reported income of £361k and spending of £358k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £268k to £361k (+35%), an average of +7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Highlights Productions sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Go Purple Limited (£361k), The Noel Coward Foundation (£361k) and Dutch Masters Foundation (£361k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Highlights is a network of 65 volunteer groups in isolated rural communities in Cumbria, Northumberland and County Durham. In partnership we organise - and subsidise - over 150 high quality professional cultural events per year in village halls, schools and community centres
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Go Purple Limited | West Sussex | £361k |
| The Noel Coward Foundation | London | £361k |
| Dutch Masters Foundation | London | £361k |
| The Historic England Foundation | Wiltshire | £361k |