Woodpeckers Nursery

Analysis

Woodpeckers Nursery is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Canterbury. It was registered in October 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Woodpeckers Nursery reported income of £196k and spending of £168k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £87k to £196k (+126%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2025, when income rose by 106%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Woodpeckers Nursery sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Home-Start London (£195k), Wrexham District Scout Council (£196k) and Norris Green Community Alliance (£194k).