Caterpillars Pre-School (Essex)

Analysis

Caterpillars Pre-School (Essex) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in September 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 07287209). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Caterpillars Pre-School (Essex) reported income of £187k and spending of £187k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £119k to £187k (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Caterpillars Pre-School (Essex) sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Markazul-Uloom-Al-Islamiyya (£187k), Kids N Co Playgroup (£187k) and Fylde Coast Scitt Limited (£186k).