Sunshine Under Fives Playgroup

Analysis

Sunshine Under Fives Playgroup is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Runcorn. It was registered in September 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Sunshine Under Fives Playgroup reported income of £60k and spending of £63k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £57k to £60k (+5.9%), an average of +1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Sunshine Under Fives Playgroup sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Dorset District Scout Council (£60k), Birmingham Retirement Council (£61k) and Bridgemary Rowner and Woodcot Community Association (£60k).