FRIENDS OF HIGHGATE CEMETERY TRUST

Charity number: 1058392
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The management of Highgate Cemetery: - to facilitate its use as a public burial ground - to give access to graveowners and others - to conserve its natural and built environment

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income:
£2,183,187

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Donations and legacies £279.03k
Charitable activities £1.60m
Other trading activities £33.27k
Investments £268.51k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£2,713,055

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Raising funds £88.87k
Charitable activities £2.62m
Other £89

£924,296 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £88.95k
Charitable expenditure £2.62m

People

19 Employee(s)

12 Trustee(s)

160 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 3
£90k to £100k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Camden

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 November 1989: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • FRIENDS OF HIGHGATE CEMETERY (Previous name)
Company number:
03157806 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Simon Harper Trustee 14 May 2025
None on record
Lynda Rigby Trustee 14 May 2025
None on record
Christoph Grafe Trustee 14 May 2025
None on record
Anthony David Stanford Trustee 15 May 2024
None on record
Neil Andrew McLaughlin Trustee 15 May 2024
None on record
Dr Rosario Rovira Guardiola Trustee 17 May 2023
None on record
Simon Guthrie Edwards Trustee 17 May 2023
LADY GOULD'S CHARITY
Received: On time
Claire Jebson Trustee 17 May 2023
None on record
Andrew Frederick Yeo Trustee 11 May 2022
None on record
Stephen Robert Andrew Smith Trustee 06 July 2021
None on record
John Robinson Trustee 06 July 2021
None on record
Elizabeth Anne Fuller Trustee 06 July 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £1.30m £1.64m £1.73m £2.05m £3.11m
Total expenditure £1.04m £1.37m £1.75m £2.27m £2.71m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £8.50k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £52.31k £76.40k £76.46k £158.52k £279.03k
Income - Other trading activities £718.64k £17.96k £45.55k £39.09k £33.27k
Income - Charitable activities £332.15k £1.37m £1.42m £1.58m £1.60m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £178.45k £166.46k £185.26k £257.13k £268.51k
Income - Other £22.54k £8.50k £1.85k £0 £0
Income - Legacies £25.50k £38.00k £24.65k £95.07k £170.00k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £619.63k £1.31m £1.67m £2.18m £2.62m
Expenditure - Raising funds £424.41k £61.64k £76.56k £82.17k £88.87k
Expenditure - Governance £10.71k £40.57k £92.97k £9.65k £1.04k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £89

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Own use assets £35.74k £29.10k £44.46k £47.85k £34.42k
Long-term investments £9.80m £11.52m £11.11m £11.37m £11.04m
Other assets £955.75k £1.09m £1.11m £557.99k £1.25m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £110.58k £133.71k £375.04k £293.96k £249.69k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 August 2024 15 April 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 15 April 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 16 April 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 16 April 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 18 May 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 18 May 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 18 May 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 18 May 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 28 May 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 28 May 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 12 FEB 1996 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12 APR 2000 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15 MAR 2006 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17 JUN 2008 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11 MAR 2010 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29 APR 2015 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06 JUL 2021 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17 DEC 2021

Charitable objects

(1) TO PROMOTE THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN RELATION TO HIGHGATE CEMETERY ("THE CEMETERY") BY ANY MEANS APPROPRIATE OR LIKELY TO PRESERVE IT AS A PLACE OF HISTORIC AND OTHER INTEREST AND BEAUTY; (2) TO PERMIT THE CEMETERY (OR SUCH PART THEREOF AS MAY BE AVAILABLE FOR THE PURPOSE) TO BE USED AS A PUBLIC BURIAL GROUND; (3) TO SECURE THE REPAIR, RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE CEMETERY, ITS MONUMENTS AND BUILDINGS AND OTHER ARTEFACTS AND THEIR SETTING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 1058392-1 HIGHGATE CEMETERY CHARITY
Governing document
DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 12/05/1988 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 17/04/1991 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 11/03/2010
Charitable objects
(1) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF THE CEMETERY ITSELF AND ITS MONUMENTS AND BUILDINGS AND (INSOFAR AS PRACTICABLE) ITS FLORA AND FAUNA AND THE BEAUTY OF THEIR SETTING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NATIONAL AND LOCAL INTEREST. (2) TO CAUSE THE CEMETERY (OR SUCH PARTS AS MAY BE AVAILABLE) TO BE OPERATED AS A PUBLIC BURIAL GROUND. (3) TO SECURE THE REPAIR RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE CEMETERY ITS MONUMENTS AND BUILDINGS AND OTHER ARTEFACTS AND THEIR SETTING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 13 November 1989 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
HIGHGATE CEMETERY
SWAINS LANE
LONDON
N6 6PJ
Phone:
02083401834
Email:
info@highgatecemetery.org
Website:

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