Pippin Playgroup

Analysis

Pippin Playgroup is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hitchin. 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, Pippin Playgroup reported income of £640k and spending of £673k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £502k to £640k (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Pippin Playgroup sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Educational Opportunity Foundation (£639k), Green Lane Playgroup (Southampton) (£640k) and The Teaching Awards Trust (£638k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £54k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 29 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.