Hutton Playgroup

Analysis

Hutton Playgroup is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in October 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Hutton Playgroup reported income of £37k and spending of £48k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £34k to £37k (+8.8%), an average of +2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Hutton Playgroup sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tree of Life Ministries. (£37k), Church Institute (£37k) and Youn Hwa Sa (£37k).