Carmel Caterpillars Pre-School

Analysis

Carmel Caterpillars Pre-School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sittingbourne. It was registered in July 1993, 33 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 October 2025, Carmel Caterpillars Pre-School reported income of £141k and spending of £118k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £137k to £141k (+2.6%), an average of +0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income dropped by 33%. 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, Carmel Caterpillars Pre-School sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Leigh Pre-School (£141k), Hiraddug Childcare (£141k) and Tatworth Pre-School (£141k).