Rainbow Preschool (Wickford)
Analysis
Rainbow Preschool (Wickford) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in May 1995, 31 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 July 2025, Rainbow Preschool (Wickford) reported income of £171k and spending of £164k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £93k to £171k (+84%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Rainbow Preschool (Wickford) sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Meditation Trust (£171k), St Margaret's Nursery (£171k) and Buttercups Community Pre-School (£171k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Rainbow provides pre-school education for children in the local area between the ages of 2.5 years to 4.5 years. We also provide our hall for hire to the local community for under eight birthday parties.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Meditation Trust | Kent | £171k |
| St Margaret's Nursery | Dover | £171k |
| Buttercups Community Pre-School | Cambridge | £171k |
| Bloodhound Education Ltd. | Gloucestershire | £171k |