Widecombe Pre School & Toddlers
Analysis
Widecombe Pre School & Toddlers is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newton Abbot. It was registered in April 1994, 32 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, Widecombe Pre School & Toddlers reported income of £28k and spending of £32k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £33k to £28k (-16%), an average of -4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Widecombe Pre School & Toddlers sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kelvedon St Mary's Church of England Primary School Parent Teacher Association (£28k), Oatlands County Junior School Parent Teacher Association (£28k) and 9th Wyre Forest (Spennells) Scout Group (£28k).
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
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Provision of a pre-school which runs three sessions a week during term time, in addition to a toddler group which runs one morning a month, term time.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Kelvedon St Mary's Church of England Primary School Parent Teacher Association | Colchester | £28k |
| Oatlands County Junior School Parent Teacher Association | Harrogate | £28k |
| 9th Wyre Forest (Spennells) Scout Group | Kidderminster | £28k |
| Manorcroft School Parent Teacher Association | Egham | £28k |