The Reddings Playgroup

Analysis

The Reddings Playgroup is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in February 1996, 30 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, The Reddings Playgroup reported income of £37k and spending of £44k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £55k to £37k (-32%), an average of -9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Reddings Playgroup sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sussex Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs (£37k), 34th Reigate (Meadvale) Scout Group (£37k) and Cylch Meithrin Pontllanfraith (£37k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.