FRIENDS OF OAK GROVE COLLEGE

Registered charity 271168 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HIGHDOWN ASSOCIATION, HIGHDOWN SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION, OAK GROVE COLLEGE PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION, OAK GROVE COLLEGE PTA

College for students with a wide range of learning disabilities. The PTA raises funds to aid the education and facilities for these pupils

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS AT THE HIGHDOWN SCHOOL BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AT THE SCHOOL (NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY).

Area of benefit: WORTHING

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

Causes: Education/training · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Worthing, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£13k

Latest spending

£14k

Registered

1976

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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

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Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 4
Government income: £300 — grants £300 (1); 2% of the £13,225 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 10
Government income: £255 — grants £255 (1); under 1% of the £53,000 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 6

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Claire Moyle
Jen Pogacic
PHILLIP POTTER

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£13k	£14k
31/12/2024	£53k	£45k
31/12/2023	£14k	£5k
31/12/2022	£5k	£12k
31/12/2021	£7k	£16k

Common questions

Who funds FRIENDS OF OAK GROVE COLLEGE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FRIENDS OF OAK GROVE COLLEGE as a grant recipient include THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION	FY2023	£2k
THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION	FY2024	£1k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	21/12/2015	£10k	"Durrington Community Heritage Project"