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Little Kites Pre-School Playgroup

Registered · see notesRegistered charity number 1035947NottinghamDisability
Income£114k2025-03-31
Spending£117ksame year
Spent / received97%5-year average
Size in its cause68th pctDisability
Registered1994Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Little Kites Pre-School Playgroup is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in April 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Little Kites Pre-School Playgroup reported income of £114k and spending of £117k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £110k to £114k (+3.3%), an average of +0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Little Kites Pre-School Playgroup sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Lashes Foundation (£114k), The Ethel Trust (£114k) and Purple Heart Wishes (£114k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.

Income and spending

£0£36k£72k£107k£143k2021 Income: £110,4272021 Spending: £91,59320212022 Income: £143,0732022 Spending: £125,16120222023 Income: £111,7182023 Spending: £120,70220232024 Income: £126,5762024 Spending: £130,29120242025 Income: £114,1152025 Spending: £117,3612025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Other 100%

In the charity's own words

TO PROVIDE SAFE, SECURE ENVIRONMENT AND CHILDCARE IN WHICH CHILDREN AGE 2-5 YEARS CAN LEARN & DEVELOP THROUGH PLAY. WE HAVE EXTRA SPACES FOR 2 YEAR FUNDED CHILDREN AND ARE A STRONG SEND PROVISION. WE PROVIDE CHILDREN WITH EXPERIENCES AND WORK WITH THE ELDERLY ON A REGENERATIONAL PROGRAMME IN THE COMMUNITY, WE REGULARLY VISIT THE LOCAL FARM, SHOPS AND LIBRARY.

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CharityLocationIncome
The Lashes FoundationMansfield£114k
The Ethel TrustSheffield£114k
Purple Heart WishesGloucestershire£114k
Peter Pan Pre-School PirbrightWoking£114k