Southway Playcare

Analysis

Southway Playcare is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in August 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Southway Playcare reported income of £113k and spending of £93k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £83k to £113k (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Southway Playcare sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greek Orthodox Church of St Basil & St Paisios in Lincoln (£113k), Equal People Performing Arts (£113k) and The Scurrah Wainwright Charity (£113k).