The Riverside Playgroup (Twickenham)

Analysis

The Riverside Playgroup (Twickenham) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Twickenham. 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 human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Riverside Playgroup (Twickenham) reported income of £69k and spending of £64k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £84k to £69k (-18%), an average of -4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Riverside Playgroup (Twickenham) sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Berkhamsted Castle Trust (£69k), Whitley Lodge Under Fives (£69k) and St Gwynan's Pre-School (£69k).