Penny Pot Under 5's Creche

Analysis

Penny Pot Under 5's Creche is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harrogate. It was registered in December 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 December 2025, Penny Pot Under 5's Creche reported income of £686k and spending of £603k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £176k to £686k (+290%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 143%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Penny Pot Under 5's Creche sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lincoln Diocesan Board of Education (£685k), Harv Outreach Team (£687k) and Trench Tots Neighbourhood Nursery Limited (£685k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from . Charitable activities took 0.0% of spending and raising funds 100%. Reserves of £36k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 28 people.