Highdown Rotary

Analysis

Highdown Rotary is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in January 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Highdown Rotary reported income of £16k and spending of £26k, spending 164% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £7,979 to £16k (+102%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 354%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Highdown Rotary sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Poonakary People Organisation Uk(Ppouk) (£16k), Brightwell Supporting Refugees (£16k) and Creating Dreams Foundation (£16k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.