Muddy Puddles Pre-School

Analysis

Muddy Puddles Pre-School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Grinstead. It was registered in July 2017, 9 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 advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Muddy Puddles Pre-School reported income of £178k and spending of £229k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £147k to £178k (+21%), an average of +5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Muddy Puddles Pre-School sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Headroom - Young People's Charity (£178k), Ladybirds Playschool Limited (£178k) and Tiny Turtles Nursery (£178k).

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.