West Looe Playgroup

Analysis

West Looe Playgroup is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in December 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, West Looe Playgroup reported income of £595k and spending of £576k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £86k to £595k (+592%), an average of +62% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 122%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, West Looe 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 Riverside Pre-School CIO (£595k), West Yorkshire Manufacturing Services Limited (£595k) and Ousa Limited (£594k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £71k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.