Barbara Rose Pre-School Playgroup

Analysis

Barbara Rose Pre-School Playgroup is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bournemouth. It was registered in February 1998, 28 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 August 2025, Barbara Rose Pre-School Playgroup reported income of £187k and spending of £172k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £116k to £187k (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Barbara Rose Pre-School Playgroup sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Matthews Pre-School (£187k), CC Foundation (£187k) and Polish Parents Association (£187k).