Highway One Trust

Analysis

Highway One Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in 86 Tavistock Place. It was registered in December 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Highway One Trust reported income of £581k and spending of £629k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £272k to £581k (+114%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Highway One Trust sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Arnaud Massenet Family Foundation (£581k), The Clarkson Foundation (£582k) and Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity CIO (£577k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £518k.

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.