Colgate Playgroup
Analysis
Colgate Playgroup is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Horsham. It was registered in March 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Colgate Playgroup reported income of £283k and spending of £262k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £159k to £283k (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Colgate Playgroup sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Little Learners at Fulford Pre-School (£283k), The Grantham Yorke Trust (£283k) and Coniston Early Years Centre Incorporating St Chads Pre School (£282k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Colgate Pre-school / playgroup cares for children from the term they turn 2 years to 5 years of age in Colgate Memorial Hall, Colgate, West Sussex. We offer Pre-school and Primary school children Forest School opportunities once a week at our local woodland site.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Little Learners at Fulford Pre-School | Stone | £283k |
| The Grantham Yorke Trust | Email for Correspondence Address | £283k |
| Coniston Early Years Centre Incorporating St Chads Pre School | Bristol | £282k |
| Colfe's Charitable Trust | London | £283k |