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Humpty Dumpty Pre-School (Colchester)

Registered · see notesRegistered charity number 1137627ColchesterEducation and training
Income£153k2025-07-31
Spending£175ksame year
Spent / received93%5-year average
Size in its cause81st pctEducation and training
Registered2010Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Humpty Dumpty Pre-School (Colchester) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in August 2010, 16 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 07295920). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Humpty Dumpty Pre-School (Colchester) reported income of £153k and spending of £175k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £235k to £153k (-35%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income dropped by 28%. 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, Humpty Dumpty Pre-School (Colchester) sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hardwicke Early Years (£153k), River Pre-School Playgroup (£153k) and St John's Pre-School Macclesfield (£153k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.

Income and spending

£0£59k£117k£176k£235k2021 Income: £234,7592021 Spending: £159,66120212022 Income: £202,1122022 Spending: £189,52920222023 Income: £145,6582023 Spending: £155,60220232024 Income: £165,3962024 Spending: £156,56020242025 Income: £153,2662025 Spending: £175,0482025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The object of the charity is to enhance the development of education of children understatutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of theirchildren through community groups.The charity runs two pre-schools in the Highwoods area of Colchester, the second of whichnewly opened in the Autumn of 2010. Both settings are currently full.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Hardwicke Early YearsGloucester£153k
River Pre-School PlaygroupKent£153k
St John's Pre-School MacclesfieldCheshire£153k
Wantage Pre - School PlaygroupWantage£153k