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Little Owls Preschool Plymouth CIO

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1159402PlymouthEducation and training
Income£230k2025-08-31
Spending£194ksame year
Spent / received85%5-year average
Size in its cause86th pctEducation and training
Registered2014CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Little Owls Preschool Plymouth CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in November 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Little Owls Preschool Plymouth CIO reported income of £230k and spending of £194k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £171k to £230k (+35%), an average of +7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Little Owls Preschool Plymouth CIO sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maidenbower Pre School Playgroup (£230k), Children's Corner Pre-School Committee (£230k) and Imc Foundation (£230k).

Income and spending

£0£58k£115k£173k£230k2021 Income: £171,2222021 Spending: £149,69220212022 Income: £184,3652022 Spending: £145,85720222023 Income: £179,6642023 Spending: £165,16620232024 Income: £178,3272024 Spending: £147,36520242025 Income: £230,3432025 Spending: £193,6732025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

LITTLE OWLS PRE-SCHOOL PLYMOUTH CIO PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY CHILDCARE FOR CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE IN A SAFE AND STIMULATING ENVIRONMENT. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE, FUN WITH LANGUAGE, HEURISTIC PLAY, WOODLAND/FOREST SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, SENSORY ACTIVITIES USING SPECIALIST EQUIPMENT AND VARIOUS OTHER ARTS AND CRAFTS, ROLE PLAY, NUMERACY, LITERACY GAMES AND ACTIVITIES.

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Maidenbower Pre School PlaygroupCrawley£230k
Children's Corner Pre-School CommitteeHalifax£230k
Imc FoundationLondon£230k
The Appledore Book FestivalDevon£231k