Green Lane Playgroup (Southampton)

Analysis

Green Lane Playgroup (Southampton) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in November 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 July 2025, Green Lane Playgroup (Southampton) reported income of £640k and spending of £708k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £299k to £640k (+114%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 106%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Green Lane Playgroup (Southampton) sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pippin Playgroup (£640k), Ability North London (£640k) and Educational Opportunity Foundation (£639k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 0.0% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £97k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 40 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.