Duke of Gloucester Barracks Playgroup

Analysis

Duke of Gloucester Barracks Playgroup is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cirencester. It was registered in February 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Duke of Gloucester Barracks Playgroup reported income of £230k and spending of £204k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £154k to £230k (+49%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Duke of Gloucester Barracks Playgroup sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Davenant Foundation the Reynolds School Private Fund (£230k), Templegate Tiny Tots (£230k) and Patchway Centre Pre-School Playgroup (£229k).