HIGHFIELD GRANGE PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1172681 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We operate from the Highfield Centre, Wigan. We take a friendly and fun approach to learning. We use Early Years Curriculum to encourage children to learn through play and offer a wide range of activities, including arts/crafts, outdoor play, role play etc. We support parents access to local community and Social Services groups to help with their needs and those of their children.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF HIGHFIELD GRANGE PRE-SCHOOL IS TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY AGE, BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THE CHILDREN THROUGH LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY;A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY AND LEARNING FACILITIES AND ACCESS TO TRAINING COURSES TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF THE PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE PRE-SCHOOL, ENSURING THAT THEY OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN, REGARDLESS OF RACE, CULTURE, BELIEFS, RELIGION, DISABILITY, MEANS AND BACKGROUNDB) 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.

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
£149k
Latest spending
£119k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a profit of £2,747 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total reserves standing at £29,007. The trustees confirm the charity can continue to meet all known obligations and maintain reserves adequate to cover three months of running costs. The organization employs an average of 7 staff members and receives funding from Wigan Council.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months running costs (held: £29k)
“The Charity aims to hold sufficient reserves to cover three months running costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£149k£119k
31/03/2024£126k£99k
31/03/2023£120k£88k
31/03/2022£89k£76k
31/03/2021£104k£83k

Common questions

Is HIGHFIELD GRANGE PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a profit of £2,747 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total reserves standing at £29,007. The trustees confirm the charity can continue to meet all known obligations and maintain reserves adequate to cover three months of running costs. The organization employs an average of 7 staff members and receives funding from Wigan Council. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HIGHFIELD GRANGE PRE-SCHOOL£149k—0above—no doubt
HIGHFIELD COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£158k—0unclear—no doubt
HORFIELD WELLY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£101k—0unclear—no doubt
HAYLING COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£231k—0unclear—no doubt
GREENFIELDS CHILDCARE FY2025£422k—0within—no doubt
WIGMORE CHURCH AND COMMUNITY UNDER FIVES FY2025£168k—0unclear—no doubt

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