Southern Cross Community Playgroup

Analysis

Southern Cross Community Playgroup is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in June 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending July 2026, Southern Cross Community Playgroup reported income of £107k and spending of £113k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2022 to July 2026, income grew from £73k to £107k (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Southern Cross Community Playgroup sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Bowdens Scout Group (£107k), Union Corner Pre- School (£107k) and The Elysium Foundation Limited (£107k).