Colyton Playgroup

Analysis

Colyton Playgroup is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colyton. It was registered in May 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, Colyton Playgroup reported income of £375k and spending of £339k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £171k to £375k (+119%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Colyton Playgroup sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Horspath Nursery (£375k), Opportunities for Adventure Knowledge and Skills Ltd (£375k) and Open Access Book Collective (£375k).