Lordswood Under 5's Playgroup

Analysis

Lordswood Under 5's Playgroup is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chatham. It was registered in May 1997, 29 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, Lordswood Under 5's Playgroup reported income of £132k and spending of £142k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £181k to £132k (-27%), an average of -7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Lordswood Under 5's Playgroup sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Wootton Pre-School Playgroup (£132k), Orchard Pre-School (£133k) and The Samuel Tak Lee Charitable Trust (£132k).