Highway Trust Limited

Analysis

Highway Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in August 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00826993). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Highway Trust Limited reported income of £567k and spending of £570k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £390k to £567k (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Highway Trust Limited sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% 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 Danish Young Women's Christian Association in London (£566k), Thundersley Congregational Church (£574k) and Kingdom Legacy Trust (£566k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 31 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.