The High Tide Foundation

Analysis

The High Tide Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Middlesbrough. It was registered in November 2012, 14 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 08082272). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The High Tide Foundation reported income of £62k and spending of £96k, spending 155% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £93k to £62k (-33%), an average of -9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 149%. Over the whole period it spent 133% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, The High Tide Foundation sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Harleston Information Plus Charity (£62k), Point Europa LTD (£63k) and Mid Cheshire District Scouts (£61k).

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.