Caterpillars Preschool at Calmore

Analysis

Caterpillars Preschool at Calmore is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. 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 human resources.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Caterpillars Preschool at Calmore reported income of £325k and spending of £308k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £230k to £325k (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Caterpillars Preschool at Calmore sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Supported Community Business (Special Needs) (£325k), The Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation (£325k) and Henshaw Nursery (£324k).