Playtimes

Analysis

Playtimes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridgeshire. 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 buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Playtimes reported income of £172k and spending of £169k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £83k to £172k (+109%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Playtimes sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Putteridge Community Nursery (£172k), Crescent Under Fives (£172k) and St Andrews Pre-School (£172k).