Puddletown Playgroup

Analysis

Puddletown Playgroup is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorchester. It was registered in January 1994, 32 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, Puddletown Playgroup reported income of £150k and spending of £148k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £83k to £150k (+80%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Puddletown Playgroup sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southside Young Leaders Academy (£150k), Ben Rhydding Pre-School Playgroup (£150k) and Gloucester District Scout Council (£150k).