Highcliffe Community Association

Analysis

Highcliffe Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Christchurch. It was registered in May 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2026, Highcliffe Community Association reported income of £141k and spending of £199k, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £45k to £141k (+214%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 1002%. Over the whole period it spent 47% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Highcliffe Community Association sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include DBC Club for Young People (£141k), The Community Hub (£141k) and Brent District Scout Council (£140k).