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Rainbow Playgroup and Parent Toddlers Acomb

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1021220YorkEducation and training
Income£150k2025-08-31
Spending£148ksame year
Spent / received102%5-year average
Size in its cause81st pctEducation and training
Registered1993Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Rainbow Playgroup and Parent Toddlers Acomb is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in May 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 August 2025, Rainbow Playgroup and Parent Toddlers Acomb reported income of £150k and spending of £148k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £106k to £150k (+43%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Rainbow Playgroup and Parent Toddlers Acomb sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Frimley Green Playgroup (£150k), Cambridge Forum for the Construction Industry (£150k) and National Association for the Teaching of English (£150k).

Income and spending

£0£39k£77k£116k£154k2021 Income: £105,5712021 Spending: £132,72420212022 Income: £78,6522022 Spending: £99,14520222023 Income: £105,7782023 Spending: £102,39620232024 Income: £154,0782024 Spending: £125,35820242025 Income: £150,4822025 Spending: £147,8472025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Other 100%

In the charity's own words

We are a small community based playgroup operating from Carr Children's Centre. We offer places to both 2 and 3-4 year olds, we accept both 2 year funding and the 30hrs. Been a charity based playgroup we try and keep our fees as low as possible so that everyone can access our provision. We offer Early Talk Boost to both children and parents who require support in speech and language.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Frimley Green PlaygroupCamberley£150k
Cambridge Forum for the Construction IndustryCambridge£150k
National Association for the Teaching of EnglishYork£150k
The Greenwood Pre-SchoolWokingham£151k