Kirkburton and Highburton Community Association
Analysis
Kirkburton and Highburton Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Huddersfield. It was registered in August 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Kirkburton and Highburton Community Association reported income of £37k and spending of £33k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £36k to £37k (+3.5%), an average of +0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Kirkburton and Highburton Community Association sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cumbria LGBT Pride (£37k), Whittington Babies (£37k) and Centre for World Evangelism (£37k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Kirkburton and Highburton and the neighbourhood without distinction of sex or of political, religious or other opinions by associating the local authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Cumbria LGBT Pride | Carlisle | £37k |
| Whittington Babies | London | £37k |
| Centre for World Evangelism | Croydon | £37k |
| Wings of Refuge Ministries Ltd | Leeds | £37k |