Playmates Preschool

Analysis

Playmates Preschool is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Thatcham. It was registered in October 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Playmates Preschool reported income of £316k and spending of £280k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £240k to £316k (+32%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Playmates Preschool sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Queensway Chapel Pre-School (£316k), Noah's Ark @ CRBC (£317k) and The Garrard Family Foundation (£316k).