Plymouth Highbury Trust

Analysis

Plymouth Highbury Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in June 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05554535). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Plymouth Highbury Trust reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.6m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £1.7m (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Plymouth Highbury Trust sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Justice Collaborations (£1.7m), Gloucestershire Group Homes Limited (£1.7m) and Stoke City Foundation (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 86% and donations and legacies 13%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 38 people.