Longbridge Childcare Strategy Group

Analysis

Longbridge Childcare Strategy Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in July 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03719730). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Longbridge Childcare Strategy Group reported income of £790k and spending of £625k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £499k to £790k (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 48%. 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, Longbridge Childcare Strategy Group sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hind Leys Pre School (£790k), Machynlleth Community Children's Project Ltd (£790k) and King Square Community Nursery Ltd (£789k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £83k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 27 people.