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Croft Playgroup

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1028686SwindonEducation and training
Income£346k2025-08-31
Spending£345ksame year
Spent / received98%5-year average
Size in its cause89th pctEducation and training
Registered1993Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Croft Playgroup is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swindon. It was registered in November 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 August 2025, Croft Playgroup reported income of £346k and spending of £345k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £203k to £346k (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Croft Playgroup 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 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oak Heights Centre Ltd (£345k), Lumiar Stowford (£346k) and Parent Support Link (£345k).

Income and spending

£0£86k£173k£259k£346k2021 Income: £203,0732021 Spending: £192,09320212022 Income: £208,8162022 Spending: £205,48520222023 Income: £262,2402023 Spending: £258,25820232024 Income: £291,7732024 Spending: £288,29120242025 Income: £345,6142025 Spending: £345,1302025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Other 100%

In the charity's own words

We are a playgroup providing care and education for pre-school aged children

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CharityLocationIncome
Oak Heights Centre LtdHounslow£345k
Lumiar StowfordTrowbridge£346k
Parent Support LinkHampshire£345k
Woodlands (CIO)Stowmarket£346k