CCEW Charity Commission profile

LONDON HIGHER

Registered charity 1114873 · organisation 4024062

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
26 June 2006
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
05731255
Financial period
1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
Latest income
£1,231,903
Latest expenditure
£1,221,587
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Fora, York House, 221 Pentonville Road, LONDON, N1 9UZ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.londonhigher.ac.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

London Higher is the place where universities and higher education colleges come together to identify the opportunities and address the challenges of working in London.We are a not-for-profit charity and company limited by guarantee established in 1999 by over forty higher education providers. We run four core collaborative programmes, each with its own stream of research and advocacy activities.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2026
Date Annual Return Received
11 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
11 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,231,903
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,221,587
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2025
Date Annual Return Received
10 February 2025
Date Accounts Received
10 February 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,351,945
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,293,049
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2024
Date Annual Return Received
22 March 2024
Date Accounts Received
22 March 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,085,367
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,062,078
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2023
Date Annual Return Received
27 February 2023
Date Accounts Received
27 February 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,022,637
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,028,640
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2022
Date Annual Return Received
22 February 2022
Date Accounts Received
22 February 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,333,028
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,339,540

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Due Date
31 May 2026
Ar Received Date
11 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,231,903
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,221,587
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£17,900
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
14
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Due Date
31 May 2025
Ar Received Date
10 February 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,351,945
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,293,049
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Volunteers
21
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Due Date
31 May 2024
Ar Received Date
22 March 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,085,367
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,062,078
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£258,498
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Due Date
31 May 2023
Ar Received Date
27 February 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,022,637
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,028,640
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£326,285
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Due Date
31 May 2022
Ar Received Date
22 February 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,333,028
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,339,540
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£559,108
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Due Date
31 May 2026
Ar Received Date
11 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
21666
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1181468
Income Investments
28769
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1231903
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,221,587
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1221587
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
22687
Expenditure Support Costs
164279
Expenditure Depreciation
3413
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£811,611
Assets Total Fixed
6182
Assets Own Use
6182
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£853,503
Assets Total Liabilities
£33,629
Assets Current Investment
550712
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£826,056
Creditors One Year Total Current
33629
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£250,112
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
817793
Funds Restricted
8263
Funds Total
826056
Count Employees
17
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Due Date
31 May 2025
Ar Received Date
10 February 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
2728
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1327989
Income Investments
21228
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1351945
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,293,049
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1293049
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
23889
Expenditure Support Costs
156163
Expenditure Depreciation
4260
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£790,636
Assets Total Fixed
6499
Assets Own Use
6499
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£865,564
Assets Total Liabilities
£56,323
Assets Current Investment
536378
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£815,740
Creditors One Year Total Current
56323
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£296,244
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
797135
Funds Restricted
18605
Funds Total
815740
Count Employees
17
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Due Date
31 May 2024
Ar Received Date
22 March 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1079415
Income Investments
5952
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1085367
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,062,078
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1062078
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
107732
Expenditure Depreciation
4737
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£726,291
Assets Total Fixed
4877
Assets Own Use
4877
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£807,904
Assets Total Liabilities
£55,937
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£756,844
Creditors One Year Total Current
55937
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£766,055
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
731169
Funds Restricted
25675
Funds Total
756844
Count Employees
15
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Due Date
31 May 2023
Ar Received Date
27 February 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1020993
Income Investments
1644
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1022637
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,028,640
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1028640
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
135291
Expenditure Depreciation
3307
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£706,379
Assets Total Fixed
8890
Assets Own Use
8890
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£884,290
Assets Total Liabilities
£159,625
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£733,555
Creditors One Year Total Current
159625
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£846,473
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
706379
Funds Restricted
27176
Funds Total
733555
Count Employees
16
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Due Date
31 May 2022
Ar Received Date
22 February 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1330969
Income Investments
2059
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1333028
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,339,540
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1339540
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
12583
Expenditure Support Costs
130528
Expenditure Depreciation
1126
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£691,154
Assets Total Fixed
2326
Assets Own Use
2326
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£853,496
Assets Total Liabilities
£116,264
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£739,558
Creditors One Year Total Current
116264
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£788,626
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
691154
Funds Restricted
48404
Funds Total
739558
Count Employees
19
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout London
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
117
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Other Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
309
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
LONDON HIGHER
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2006-06-26T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 6 MARCH 2006 as amended on 27 Oct 2026
Charitable Objects
1. TO PROMOTE EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY HIGHER AND FURTHER EDUCATION IN THE LONDON REGION; AND2. TO UNDERTAKE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM APPROPRIATE FROM TIME TO TIME
Area Of Benefit
GREATER LONDON

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures