Helpston Playhouse and Under Fives Pre-School

Analysis

Helpston Playhouse and Under Fives Pre-School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Peterborough. It was registered in August 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides human resources.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Helpston Playhouse and Under Fives Pre-School reported income of £206k and spending of £173k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £158k to £206k (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Helpston Playhouse and Under Fives Pre-School sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hugglescote Playgroup (£206k), St.peters Penguins Pre-School (£206k) and Tutbury Pre-School Playgroup (£206k).