HIGHFIELD AFTER SCHOOL CLUB

Registered charity 1162623 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HASC

Highfield After School clubs provides after school childcare care between 3.15pm and 6.00pm, term time only. The children are collected from school, provided with a range of activities, food and can also be taken and collected from other after school activities. The Club is based at the Highfield Church Centre, Southampton, SO17 1RL.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY FACILITIES FOR THE DAILY CARE, RECREATION AND EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN DURING OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS BETWEEN 3:15 AND 6:00PM, TERM TIME ONLY.

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

£127k

Latest spending

£133k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred an operating deficit for the year, with total income of £126,719 against operating costs of £133,053. Despite this loss, unrestricted reserves decreased only slightly to £43,284, which the trustees confirm remains sufficient to meet their policy of covering six months of staff and rental commitments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £43k)

“Our policy is to maintain reserves sufficient to cover staff costs and rental commitments for up to 6 months.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Rent paid to Highfield Church Centre

“We maintain good working relationships with Highfield School as well as with the Church Centre from whom we rent our premises, through regular meetings.”

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.

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Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — HIGHFIELD AFTER SCHOOL CLUB (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Christina Vanderwelchair
Ashlie Salter
Benjamin Swabe · trustee of 1 other charity
Daisy Tong
Daniel Laird
Deeptee Baud
Dr Fraser Charles Sturt
Jadunandan Dash
James Gavin

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

Operates in: Southampton City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£127k	£133k
31/08/2024	£128k	£141k
31/08/2023	£109k	£129k
31/08/2022	£123k	£103k
31/08/2021	£107k	£107k

Common questions

Is HIGHFIELD AFTER SCHOOL CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred an operating deficit for the year, with total income of £126,719 against operating costs of £133,053. Despite this loss, unrestricted reserves decreased only slightly to £43,284, which the trustees confirm remains sufficient to meet their policy of covering six months of staff and rental commitments. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HIGHFIELD COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL.

HIGHFIELD COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL income £158k
HIGHFIELD GRANGE PRE-SCHOOL income £149k
HIGHFIELDS CHURCH income £826k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, HIGHFIELD, IN THE DIOCESE OF OXFORD income £112k
NETHERGREEN JUNIOR AFTER SCHOOL CLUB income £159k
LYDGATE AFTER SCHOOL CLUB income £152k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HIGHFIELD AFTER SCHOOL CLUB	£127k	—	above	—	no doubt
HIGHFIELD COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£158k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HIGHFIELD GRANGE PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£149k	—	above	—	no doubt
HIGHFIELDS CHURCH FY2025	£826k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, HIGHFIELD, IN THE DIOCESE OF OXFORD FY2025	£112k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NETHERGREEN JUNIOR AFTER SCHOOL CLUB FY2025	£159k	—	within	—	no doubt

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