Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 9

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Future income +5
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 18

HIGHFIELDS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

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.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 17 years

www.highfieldscentre.ac.uk

info@highfieldscentre.ac.uk

01162531053

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£440	£598	£-158	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	34
31/03/22		£489	£486	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	13
31/03/21		£567	£349	£218	£0	£800	£576	19.8	20	25
31/03/20		£334	£441	£-108	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/19		£879	£527	£352	£1	£689	£355	8.1	21	0
31/03/18		£668	£475	£193	£0	£337	£121	3.1	22	0
31/03/17		£293	£373	£-80	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£321	£685	£-365	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£711	£794	£-83	£169	£588	£309	4.7	29	0
31/03/14		£726	£634	£92	£12	£671	£647	12.2	33	0
31/03/13	*	£646	£611	£35	£6	£579	£549	10.8	27	0
31/03/12		£675	£568	£107	£49	£545	£493	10.4	12	0
31/03/11		£618	£543	£74	£65	£438	£256	5.6	14	0
31/03/10	*	£155	£134	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	*	£77	£61	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08?	*	£349	£23	£326	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/07		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Recreation

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Leicester City, Leicestershire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
34 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Power to Change	£260,074
Henry Smith Charity	£210,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£85,141
BBC Children in Need	£79,975

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Highfields Community Association
£210,000	21/09/2023 36	towards three years' running costs of an organisation providing support for people from disadvantaged communities in Greater Highfields, Leicestershire.
Power to Change - HIGHFIELDS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (RCF)
£10,000	12/12/2022	Grant to HIGHFIELDS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (RCF)
National Lottery Community Fund - Highfields Community Association - COVID-19 Response - continuation
£16,095	13/01/2021 8	The project will use its funding to help employ two Community Health Workers who will support local people as well as addressing concerns surrounding the safe delivery of these services. The group ....more The project will use its funding to help employ two Community Health Workers who will support local people as well as addressing concerns surrounding the safe delivery of these services. The group will support community partners with services such as food support education training and PPE.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Highfields Community Association
£79,975	31/07/2020	Covid19 - This grant will fund employabilty programmes for young people in Leicester living in a highly diverse and socio-economically disadvantaged area. They will gain confidence, employment skills ....more Covid19 - This grant will fund employabilty programmes for young people in Leicester living in a highly diverse and socio-economically disadvantaged area. They will gain confidence, employment skills and reduce risky behaviour.
National Lottery Community Fund - Highfields Community Association - COVID-19 Response
£22,186	03/07/2020 6	The funding will create connections between vulnerable people and healthcare systems amongst other key areas to support a community that is 85% BAME in Leicester.
Power to Change - Highfields Community Association
£250,074	11/03/2020 24	Grant to Highfields Community Association
National Lottery Community Fund - Ensuring Highfields Centre's Future Success!
£46,860	25/06/2019 11	Through a combination of strategic planning, community consultation, stakeholder engagement, commercial and service development, this organisation will use the funding to plan the long-term future of ....more Through a combination of strategic planning, community consultation, stakeholder engagement, commercial and service development, this organisation will use the funding to plan the long-term future of its work and services taking place at the Highfields Centre.
National Lottery Community Fund - LeiLei/3/2 - Maximising Economic Potential (MEP)
£50,000	28/03/2017 12	LeiLei/3/2 - Maximising Economic Potential (MEP)
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Highfields Community Association
£109,674	09/02/2017 36	The project will provide outreach and centre based youth work including awards and residentials for children and young people living in an area of disadvantage. The aim is to improve physical and ....more The project will provide outreach and centre based youth work including awards and residentials for children and young people living in an area of disadvantage. The aim is to improve physical and emotional wellbeing and increase confidence and aspirations
Power to Change - Highfields Community Association
£271,949	31/12/2016 1	Grant to Highfields Community Association
Power to Change - Highfields Community Association
£341,234	01/11/2016 14	Grant to Highfields Community Association

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 36-69

ALISTAIR BURNS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: - Director

DR IRIS LIGHTFOOTE, Occupation: Chief Executive

MONICA HINGORANI (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: - Director

RAFIQUE PATEL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director

TIRATHPAL SINGH NAUTE Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Health & Social Care Partnership Manager

WINIFRED AGATHA TAYLOR Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/03/2007, number: 1118624
Registered at Companies House on 01/02/2007, number: 06078193

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

17 returns made; AR16: 10 days late, AR13: 1 days late, AR10: 15 days late, AR09: 13 days late, AR08: 194 days late,

Main office

HIGHFIELDS CENTRE
96 MELBOURNE ROAD
LEICESTER
LE2 0DS

Objectives

1)TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND SERVICES FOR RECREATIONAL, SPORTING OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, SUCH FACILITIES BEING PROVIDED FOR PERSONS WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES MAY HAVE NEED OF SPECIAL FACILITIES AND SERVICES; AND/OR2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING OF THE PUBLIC IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT; AND/OR30 TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION; AND/OR4) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH ARE BENEFICIAL TO THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND CONSISTENT WITH THE ABOVE OBJECTS AS THE BOARD SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE CITY OF LEICESTER, WITH A PRIMARY FOCUS ON THE HIGHFIELDS AREA OF THAT CITY

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