Highway Playdays
What it does
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.
Its charitable purposes
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.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- How it works
- Provides other finance
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Flintshire
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 August 2025, it had income of £104,861 and spent £104,415.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £104,861 | £104,415 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2024 | £100,611 | £113,690 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2023 | £116,414 | £105,609 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2022 | £91,646 | £92,461 | Not reported | 3 |
| 31 August 2021 | £93,513 | £86,923 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 12%, from £93,513 in the year to 31 August 2021 to £104,861 in the year to 31 August 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 100% of its income in the year to 31 August 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 48% of its income in the year to 31 August 2021 came from government grants and contracts (£44,800).
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 August 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: £45,000 from 2 contracts.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | Not reported | £45,000 from 2 contracts |
| 31 August 2024 | Not reported | £40,000 from 2 contracts |
| 31 August 2023 | Not reported | £42,000 from 2 contracts |
| 31 August 2022 | Not reported | £40,000 from 2 contracts |
| 31 August 2021 | £5,800 from 3 grants | £39,000 from 2 contracts |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Rev PAT CHRISTOPHERChair
- Hilary Shaftoe
- Michele Karen Jones
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | 30 June 2026 | Received 21 May 2026, 40 days early | Received 21 May 2026 |
| 31 August 2024 | 30 June 2025 | Received 8 May 2025, 53 days early | Received 8 May 2025 |
| 31 August 2023 | 30 June 2024 | Received 23 June 2024, 7 days early | Received 23 June 2024 |
| 31 August 2022 | 30 June 2023 | Received 6 June 2023, 24 days early | Received 6 June 2023 |
| 31 August 2021 | 30 June 2022 | Received 4 June 2022, 26 days early | Received 4 June 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1180653
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 12 November 2018
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 12 Nov 2018
- Council area of its contact address
- Flintshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.