Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 5

Reasonable growth: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

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

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 10

HIGHGROUND PROJECTS LIMITED

HighGround provides Service Leavers, Reservists and Veterans with advice and practical support about jobs and careers in the land-based sector and a Horticultural Therapy service at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre at Stanford Hall.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age 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
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

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	£317	£352	£-35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/22	£140	£230	£-90	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/21	£88	£192	£-104	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
31/03/20	£763	£247	£516	£0	£627	£531	25.8	3	14
31/03/19	£327	£257	£70	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/18	£214	£170	£45	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£107	£163	£-56	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£151	£135	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£88	£76	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£71	£48	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 11 years

www.highground-uk.org

anna@highground-uk.org

07951495272

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Other individual and family services

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
3 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£40,366	12/11/2021	For existing charitable projects to help charities to sustain activities and services that people from Armed Forces communities use and value.
The Grocers' Charity - 2020 HighGround
£5,000	24/04/2020	Supporting the physical, emotional and mental wellbeing of current and ex-service people and their families
Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
£115,820	01/04/2018	Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 33-66

KATHERINE CLARKE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

SIMON CARAFFI (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

TIMOTHY GREEN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

ALEXANDER TOBY ANDREW HOPPENBROUWERS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director

JASON HOLT Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Executive Director, Other trusteeship: ROSSALL SCHOOL,

JOHN RICHARD KERNER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Major Project Director

MICHAEL JONATHAN PERKINS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired Royal Navy Captain

ROBERT NICHOLAS WINTERTON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director

SUSAN JANE VAN LEEST Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/03/2013, number: 1151225
Registered at Companies House on 02/10/2012, number: 08236843

Gift Aid

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
Investing charity funds 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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

10 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from SELKIRK NO 2 TRUST on 23/08/2022

Main office

The Royal British Legion
20 Petersham Road
RICHMOND
Surrey
TW10 6UR

Objectives

THE COMPANY'S OBJECTS ARE:4.1 THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY, THE RELIEF OF ILL-HEALTH (WHETHER MENTAL AND/OR PHYSICAL) AND THE RELIEF OF NEED AMONGST: 4.1.1 SERVING AND FORMER SERVING MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE CROWN INJURED ON ACTIVE SERVICE; AND4.1.2 OTHER PERSONNEL EMPLOYED IN ROLES WHICH DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE UNITED KINGDOM?S SECURITY, INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND STABILISATION AND INTELLIGENCE, WHO HAVE BEEN INJURED IN THE COURSE OF THEIR DUTIES BY MEANS OF THE PROVISION OF MENTORING, SERVICES, FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT TO SUPPORT THEIR TREATMENT, REHABILITATION, RESETTLEMENT, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT.4.2 TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH, IN PARTICULAR ABOUT MENTAL INJURY SUSTAINED DURING SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC AND METHODS OF PROVIDING RELIEF AND TREATMENT;AND ON THE BASIS THAT IN PURSUING THE ABOVE AIMS, THE COMPANY SHALL OPERATE PRIMARILY IN ENGLAND.

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