Sandcastles Pre School Playgroup

Analysis

Sandcastles Pre School Playgroup is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hayle. It was registered in October 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 04884359). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Sandcastles Pre School Playgroup reported income of £104k and spending of £97k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £69k to £104k (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Sandcastles Pre School Playgroup sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sutton Centre Under 5s Playgroup (£104k), Downham School Limited (£104k) and Fernhurst Pre-School (£104k).