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Mother Goose Pre-School

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1175289RoystonEducation and training
Income£117k2025-08-31
Spending£88ksame year
Spent / received91%5-year average
Size in its cause77th pctEducation and training
Registered2017CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Mother Goose Pre-School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Royston. It was registered in October 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, Mother Goose Pre-School reported income of £117k and spending of £88k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £49k to £117k (+136%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Mother Goose Pre-School sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Colonel William Llewellen Palmer Educational Charity (£117k), Mark Milsome Foundation (£117k) and The Chartered Institute of Marketing Charitable Trust (£117k).

Income and spending

£0£29k£58k£88k£117k2021 Income: £49,4882021 Spending: £46,01420212022 Income: £46,9972022 Spending: £54,39920222023 Income: £77,4992023 Spending: £77,03520232024 Income: £80,8392024 Spending: £71,45420242025 Income: £116,8102025 Spending: £88,4412025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

THE CHARITY RUNS A PRE-SCHOOL. THE PRINCIPAL AIM OF MOTHER GOOSE IS TO HELP CHILDREN LEARN THROUGH PLAY. THE PRE-SCHOOL OPERATES FOR 24 AND A QUARTER HOURS A WEEK DURING TERM TIME AND IS SUBJECT TO OFSTED INSPECTIONS. THE TRUSTEES EMPLOY SUITABLY QUALIFIED STAFF TO RUN THE SCHOOL SUPPORTED BY A COMMITTEE DRAWN FROM THE PARENTS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING THE SCHOOL AND OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Colonel William Llewellen Palmer Educational CharityWiltshire£117k
Mark Milsome FoundationLondon£117k
The Chartered Institute of Marketing Charitable TrustMaidenhead£117k
Ladybird Playgroup ThriplowHertfordshire£117k