Fiveways Playcentre

Analysis

Fiveways Playcentre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in September 2009, 17 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 06985726). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Fiveways Playcentre reported income of £598k and spending of £523k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £410k to £598k (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Fiveways Playcentre sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Collateral Global (£598k), Bridge to the Future (£599k) and inHive Global (£597k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £270k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 30 people.