# WESTGATE WHIRLYBIRDS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1053558
- **Other names:** EARLYBIRDS AND NIGHT OWLS, PHOENIX PRE SCHOOL, SWALLOWS, WESTGATE WHIRLYBIRDS & PRE-SCHOOL
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** March 7, 1996
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1053558


## Contact

- **Address:** BROOKLANDS CLOSE, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, SUFFOLK
- **Postcode:** IP33 3JX
- **Phone:** 01284754014
- **Email:** admin@westgatewhirlybirds.org.uk
- **Website:** www.westgatewhirlybirds.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL ARE 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 AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

**Activities:** The charity provides affordable childcare facilities to children of parents living or working in the Suffolk area. We have a Pre-school, lunch club, breakfast club, after school club and holiday club.

**Area of benefit:** BURY ST EDMUNDS




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** Children/young People



## Areas of operation

- Suffolk



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2024 | — | — | — | — |
| July 31, 2023 | — | — | — | — |
| July 31, 2022 | £176872 | £182337 | — | — |
| July 31, 2021 | £183394 | £195665 | — | — |
| July 31, 2020 | £211164 | £208801 | — | — |
| July 31, 2019 | £186254 | £197437 | — | — |
| July 31, 2018 | £174921 | £171964 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Lisa Burgess — appointed Nov. 27, 2018
- Penny Evelyn Gordon — appointed Jan. 15, 2019
- Sue Taylor — appointed Feb. 21, 2014