Birmingham Playcare Network

Analysis

Birmingham Playcare Network is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in April 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04566497). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Birmingham Playcare Network reported income of £329k and spending of £358k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £114k to £329k (+189%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Birmingham Playcare Network sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Reforest Africa (£328k), Ocean Family Foundation (£329k) and The Friends of the National Railway Museum (£327k).