Melbourn Playgroup and Out of School Club

Analysis

Melbourn Playgroup and Out of School Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Royston. 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 August 2025, Melbourn Playgroup and Out of School Club reported income of £288k and spending of £280k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £210k to £288k (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Melbourn Playgroup and Out of School Club 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 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Norton Pre-School (Bury St Edmunds) 0-5 Years (£288k), Springfield Bees Pre School (£288k) and Aston-On-Trent Pre-School (£287k).