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highfields community association

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, and the general public. Highfields Community Association is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Leicester and operates in Leicestershire and Leicester City.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

HCA traditionally provided a wide range of lifelong learning/community development services (adult learning/early years/children & young people) & through the new Highfields Centre, it provides a wide range of arts/sports/advice services. Since 1/12/10, Highfields Centre has acquired independence, with the transfer of the building and all of its staff & services from Leicester City Council to HCA.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£598,358
Latest Expenditure
£522,042

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 87.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 2.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £243,457
Charitable Activities £354,797
Other Trading £82
Investments £22
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £522,042
Raising Funds £0
Governance £10,580
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025£598,358£522,042£522,042£724,907£596,47523 / 101
2024£513,001£509,165£509,165£648,591£566,40521 / 17
2023£440,352£597,8920 / 34
2022£489,001£486,4880 / 13
2021£567,376£349,319£349,319£799,783£575,83320 / 25

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers