The Barry and Peggy High Foundation

Analysis

The Barry and Peggy High Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Market Harborough. It was registered in May 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2026, The Barry and Peggy High Foundation reported income of £2.6m and spending of £1.8m, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £2.6m to £2.6m (+0.6%), an average of +0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Barry and Peggy High Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ross Warburton Charitable Trust (£2.6m), Drapers Charitable Fund (£2.7m) and Croda Foundation (£2.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 93% and trading 6.5%. Charitable activities took 54% of spending and raising funds 46%. Grants to other organisations totalled £972k. Reserves of £39.4m would cover about 255 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.