Birchanger Butterflies Pre-School

Analysis

Birchanger Butterflies Pre-School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bishop's Stortford. It was registered in August 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Birchanger Butterflies Pre-School reported income of £143k and spending of £154k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £103k to £143k (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Birchanger Butterflies Pre-School sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stannington Village Playgroup (£143k), The Life and Soul Kitchen Ltd (£143k) and Timeout After School and Breakfast Club (£143k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.