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St Mary's Pre-School Playgroup

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1072893IpswichEducation and training
Income£178k2025-08-31
Spending£175ksame year
Spent / received98%5-year average
Size in its cause83rd pctEducation and training
Registered1998Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

St Mary's Pre-School Playgroup is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ipswich. 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 services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, St Mary's Pre-School Playgroup reported income of £178k and spending of £175k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £132k to £178k (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, St Mary's Pre-School Playgroup sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Wirral District Scout Council (£178k), Coleshill Grammar School Endowment Foundation (£178k) and Cylch Meithrin Bae Colwyn (£178k).

Income and spending

£0£45k£89k£134k£178k2021 Income: £132,0012021 Spending: £122,90720212022 Income: £76,1032022 Spending: £98,86920222023 Income: £105,0642023 Spending: £110,25220232024 Income: £163,7162024 Spending: £134,09920242025 Income: £178,3652025 Spending: £174,9622025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

PRE SCHOOL CARE FOR CHILDREN AGED 2-5 YEARS8 SESSIONS PER WEEK 3HRS PER SESSION

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West Wirral District Scout CouncilMerseyside£178k
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Cylch Meithrin Bae ColwynConwy£178k
Norristhorpe PlaygroupWest Yorkshire£178k