Merry-Go-Round Under 5's

Analysis

Merry-Go-Round Under 5's is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Baldock. It was registered in March 1992, 34 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, Merry-Go-Round Under 5's reported income of £130k and spending of £122k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £114k to £130k (+14%), an average of +3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Merry-Go-Round Under 5's sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Salterlee Under Fives Playgroup (£130k), Bishops Tachbrook Pre-School Nursery (£130k) and Parkview Community Playgroup (£130k).