HIGHFIELD COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1170496 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HCP

The organisation provides sessional early education and care to pre-school children aged 2 up to 5 during school term time. We employ 9 full time members of staff with varying degrees of sector appropriate qualifications and have the sole use of a play room, small office and outdoor space and children's toilets. Sessions are planned to met the individual learning needs of the children who are sup

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE PRE-SCHOOL IS 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 THE FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

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
£158k
Latest spending
£147k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that net receipts for the year were £10,670, resulting in cash fund balances carried forward of £197,043. The charity maintains free cash reserves of £197,043, which exceeds its stated policy target of 50% (6 months) of anticipated expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 50% (6 months) of anticipated expenditure (held: £197k)
“Highfield Community Pre-school aims to have reserves in the band of 50% (6 months) of anticipated expenditure.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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: Bradford City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£158k£147k
31/03/2024£145k£135k
31/03/2023£131k£144k
31/03/2022£112k£120k
31/03/2021£94k£120k

Common questions

Is HIGHFIELD COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that net receipts for the year were £10,670, resulting in cash fund balances carried forward of £197,043. The charity maintains free cash reserves of £197,043, which exceeds its stated policy target of 50% (6 months) of anticipated expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE URSULA KEYES TRUST1£1k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HIGHFIELD COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL£158k—0unclear—no doubt
HIGHFIELD GRANGE PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£149k—0above—no doubt
OLDFIELD PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£152k—0unclear—no doubt
HIGHFIELD PRIORY SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025£2.3m——below—no doubt
SKYLARKS COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£290k—0unclear—no doubt
THE COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£121k—0unclear—no doubt

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