Brierley Playmates

Analysis

Brierley Playmates is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnsley. 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 and provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Brierley Playmates reported income of £79k and spending of £78k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £66k to £79k (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Brierley Playmates sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wigan District Scout Council (£79k), Thetford Educational Foundation Trust (£79k) and Westnewton Pre School (£78k).