Higher Potential

Analysis

Higher Potential is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2018, 8 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Higher Potential reported income of £53k and spending of £60k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £36k to £53k (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 406%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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, Higher Potential sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arena Art and Design Association (£53k), Ian M Foulerton Charitable Trust (£53k) and Arts Richmond (£53k).