Jack and Jill Playgroup (Strood)

Analysis

Jack and Jill Playgroup (Strood) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rochester. It was registered in July 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Jack and Jill Playgroup (Strood) reported income of £273k and spending of £211k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £187k to £273k (+46%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Jack and Jill Playgroup (Strood) sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ordinary 2 Extraordinary (£272k), St George's House Charity (£274k) and Red Eagle Foundation (£272k).