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Mudeford Wood Playgroup

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1042276ChristchurchChildren and youth development
Income£325k2025-08-31
Spending£332ksame year
Spent / received92%5-year average
Size in its cause95th pctChildren and youth development
Registered1994Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Mudeford Wood Playgroup is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Christchurch. It was registered in November 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Mudeford Wood Playgroup reported income of £325k and spending of £332k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £173k to £325k (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Mudeford Wood Playgroup sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Honiton and District Agricultural Association (£323k), The Seedkeep Foundation (£325k) and Arts Education Exchange (£316k).

Income and spending

£0£83k£166k£249k£332k2021 Income: £173,2822021 Spending: £156,64520212022 Income: £244,6432022 Spending: £201,16320222023 Income: £240,9952023 Spending: £223,00820232024 Income: £279,4722024 Spending: £249,43820242025 Income: £325,3402025 Spending: £332,3832025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Other 100%

In the charity's own words

Provider of sessional care and education for children aged between 2 years 9 months and five years old.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Honiton and District Agricultural AssociationDevon£323k
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Arts Education ExchangeMargate£316k
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