Milborne Ladybirds Playgroup

Analysis

Milborne Ladybirds Playgroup is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blandford Forum. It was registered in July 2001, 25 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 August 2025, Milborne Ladybirds Playgroup reported income of £78k and spending of £69k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £40k to £78k (+94%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Milborne Ladybirds Playgroup sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Guilden Sutton Pre-School (£78k), Codebar (£78k) and Whitchurch Pre-School (£78k).