Highweek Charities

Analysis

Highweek Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in May 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Highweek Charities reported income of £53k and spending of £39k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £48k to £53k (+12%), an average of +2.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 338% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Highweek Charities sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% 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 Romodham Trust (£53k), The Redeemed Christian Church of God the Royal Assembly, Sheffield (£53k) and Cheltenham Welcomes Refugees (£53k).