St Mary's Under Fives Playgroup

Analysis

St Mary's Under Fives Playgroup is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Greenhithe. 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 July 2025, St Mary's Under Fives Playgroup reported income of £145k and spending of £147k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £207k to £145k (-30%), an average of -8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, St Mary's Under Fives Playgroup sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Opportunity Group (£145k), Rickmansworth School PTA (£145k) and Oscars (£145k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.