HIGHWAY PLAYDAYS

Registered charity 1180653 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a community nursery open from 8.30 am - 5.00 pm with playgroup hours available both in the morning and in the afternoon . We offer day care and nursery school pick ups and drop offs to local school nurseries. We seek to be flexible and children can do a combination of hours. Highway Playdays is registered for 20 children per session. We are located on the Highway in Ewloe.

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN WALES,FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT,BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THEIR NEEDS THROUGH HIGH QUALITY CHILDCARE PROVISION.

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

£105k

Latest spending

£104k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £13,079 for the year ended 31st August 2025, resulting in retained funds of £40,171. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention regarding compliance with accounting records or the 2011 Act.

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

What the accounts disclose

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: Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW). 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Complaints policy and procedures
Paying staff
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev PAT CHRISTOPHERchair
Hilary Shaftoe
MICHELE KAREN JONES · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Flintshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£105k	£104k
31/08/2024	£101k	£114k
31/08/2023	£116k	£106k
31/08/2022	£92k	£92k
31/08/2021	£94k	£87k

Common questions

Is HIGHWAY PLAYDAYS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £13,079 for the year ended 31st August 2025, resulting in retained funds of £40,171. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention regarding compliance with accounting records or the 2011 Act. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HIGHWAYS AT HAMSTREET.

HIGHWAYS AT HAMSTREET income £221k
PRESTON CHILDSPLAY income £149k
DALLOW COMMUNITY NURSERY income £339k
CHASEWELL NURSERY income £180k
THE PURPLE PLAYHOUSE income £305k
HIGHBURY COMMUNITY NURSERY income £947k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HIGHWAY PLAYDAYS	£105k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HIGHWAYS AT HAMSTREET FY2025	£221k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PRESTON CHILDSPLAY FY2025	£149k	—	unclear	—	noted
DALLOW COMMUNITY NURSERY FY2025	£339k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHASEWELL NURSERY FY2025	£180k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PURPLE PLAYHOUSE FY2025	£305k	—	above	—	no doubt

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