HIGH LEGH PRE-SCHOOL NURSERY

Registered charity 1039999 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HIGH LEGH NURSERY SCHOOL

To advance the education of children below compulsory school age.

Objects

THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL ARE TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY:(A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY;(B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS;(C) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£333k
Latest spending
£339k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a net deficit of £5,697 for the year ended 31 August 2025, driven by rising staffing and premises costs exceeding total income of £332,908. Despite this deficit, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £35,421 and maintains healthy cash balances, with trustees confirming sufficient liquidity to meet liabilities as they fall due. The trustees consider the charity a going concern with adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of running costs (held: £35k)
“The charity aims to build reserves towards approximately six months of running costs over time” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Cheshire East

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£333k£339k
31/08/2024£354k£334k
31/08/2023£286k£267k
31/08/2022£257k£279k
31/08/2021£214k£195k

Common questions

Is HIGH LEGH PRE-SCHOOL NURSERY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a net deficit of £5,697 for the year ended 31 August 2025, driven by rising staffing and premises costs exceeding total income of £332,908. Despite this deficit, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £35,421 and maintains healthy cash balances, with trustees confirming sufficient liquidity to meet liabilities as they fall due. The trustees consider the charity a going concern with adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Brightwell Pre-School.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HIGH LEGH PRE-SCHOOL NURSERY£333k—0unclear—no doubt
Brightwell Pre-School FY2025£144k—0unclear—no doubt
HIGH WYCH PRE-SCHOOL NURSERY FY2025£224k—0above—no doubt
CHARNOCK RICHARD PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£165k—0below—no doubt
GOOSTREY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£147k—0unclear—no doubt
LEVEN PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£117k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.