Higgs Fund

Analysis

Higgs Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in September 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Higgs Fund reported income of £19k and spending of £5,914, leaving 68% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £13k to £19k (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 57% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Higgs Fund sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dilwyn and District Young Farmers Club (£19k), South Newton Peace Memorial Bungalows Charity (£19k) and Nuckell's Almshouses (£19k).