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Highfields Community Association

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Highfields Community Association is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport.

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What are the key facts about Highfields Community Association?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£598,358
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£522,042
Registered charity number
1118624
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
96 Melbourne Road
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded

Quick answer

Highfields Community Association (number 1118624) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Highfields Community Association do?

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.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Highfields Community Association

Answers Highfields Community Association gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Highfields Community Association's highest-paid staff paid?

Highfields Community Association's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Highfields Community Association's money come from?

Highfields Community Association reported £598k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £355k (59%), donations and legacies £243k (41%), trading and fundraising events £82 (0%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£355k · 59%
  • Donations and legacies£243k · 41%
  • Trading and fundraising events£82 · 0%
  • Investments£22 · 0%

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register does not record Highfields Community Association as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

Highfields Community Association's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
06078193 (Companies House)
Where it says it operates
Leicestershire · Leicester City

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Human Resources; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Highfields Community Association registered for?

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceAmateur Sport

Why is there no Clarity Score for Highfields Community Association yet?

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Frequently asked questions

Is Highfields Community Association a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Highfields Community Association as a registered charity (number 1118624) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Highfields Community Association's charity number?
Highfields Community Association's charity number is 1118624. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1118624?
Search 1118624 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Highfields Community Association do?
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.
Does Highfields Community Association have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Highfields Community Association. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Highfields Community Association?
Highfields Community Association's website listed in our register data is http://www.highfieldscentre.ac.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Highfields Community Association's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Highfields Community Association's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Highfields Community Association's money come from?
Highfields Community Association reported £598k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £355k (59%), donations and legacies £243k (41%), trading and fundraising events £82 (0%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Highfields Community Association?
The register does not record Highfields Community Association as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Highfields Community Association's trustees paid?
Highfields Community Association's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Highfields Community Association registered as a charity?
Highfields Community Association was entered on the register on 30 March 2007. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 06078193).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.