Pre-School Learning Alliance

Analysis

Pre-School Learning Alliance is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2003, 23 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 04539003). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Pre-School Learning Alliance reported income of £20.7m and spending of £21.2m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £26.3m to £20.7m (-21%), an average of -5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Pre-School Learning Alliance sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Catherine's School Bramley (£20.6m), The King's School Worcester (£20.8m) and Repton School (£20.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 89%, trading 8.3% and donations and legacies 1.8%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £2.6m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 672 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.