Goslings Playgroup
Analysis
Goslings Playgroup is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. 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, Goslings Playgroup reported income of £143k and spending of £132k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £112k to £143k (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Goslings 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 Ide Hill Pre-School (£143k), St Tudy Preschool (£143k) and St Georges Pre School Wrotham (£143k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
Goslings Playgroup provides good quality care and early years education for children aged 2 years to four years. We are Ofsted registered and provide flexible places between the hours of 8.45am and 3.00pm. We are based in a mobile building in the grounds of Whitehill Junior school in Hitchin which has its own fenced outdoor play area.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Ide Hill Pre-School | Sevenoaks | £143k |
| St Tudy Preschool | Cornwall | £143k |
| St Georges Pre School Wrotham | Kent | £143k |
| Little Leaves Pre-School | New Ash Green | £143k |