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Longford Pre-School Playgroup

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1023440ShropshireEducation and training
Income£133k2026-04-05
Spending£79ksame year
Spent / received70%5-year average
Size in its cause79th pctEducation and training
Registered1993Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Longford Pre-School Playgroup is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shropshire. 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 April 2026, Longford Pre-School Playgroup reported income of £133k and spending of £79k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £63k to £133k (+111%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Longford Pre-School Playgroup 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 Smiling Faces Pre-School (£133k), Shenley Church End Pre-School (£133k) and Beder (£133k).

Income and spending

£0£33k£66k£99k£133k2022 Income: £62,7382022 Spending: £46,08020222023 Income: £53,3482023 Spending: £49,68520232024 Income: £77,8972024 Spending: £57,71020242025 Income: £96,2032025 Spending: £61,83020252026 Income: £132,5972026 Spending: £79,2822026
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Pre school playgroup for 2- 5 years. We provide sessional care during term time.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Smiling Faces Pre-SchoolFalmouth£133k
Shenley Church End Pre-SchoolMilton Keynes£133k
BederSurrey£133k
Nottingham Imagination LibraryNottingham£133k