Higham Hall College

Analysis

Higham Hall College is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cockermouth. It was registered in July 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06421365). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Higham Hall College reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.3m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £723k to £1.5m (+102%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Higham Hall College sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Spark Inside (£1.5m), Tyne North Training Limited (£1.5m) and First Steps Nursery (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93%, trading 4.4% and donations and legacies 2.5%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 3.1%. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 41 people.