Highlights
Analysis
Highlights is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and amateur sport, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Highlights reported income of £31k and spending of £35k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £95k to £31k (-67%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Highlights sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Father's Children Ministries (£31k), The Signal Box Centre (£31k) and Daniel Taylor Almshouses CIO (£31k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To provide out of school and holiday activities for children and young people up to the age of 19, to alleviate the effects of poverty and disadvantage in London's inner-city boroughs of high deprivation. To offer access to opportunities for recreation, sport, arts, skills-development, advice and guidance, to improve C&YP?s health and wellbeing, strengthen resiliency and broaden horizons.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Father's Children Ministries | Castle Cary | £31k |
| The Signal Box Centre | Cambridge | £31k |
| Daniel Taylor Almshouses CIO | £31k | |
| Tamid | Manchester | £31k |