Playground Proms

Analysis

Playground Proms is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in New Malden. It was registered in March 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Playground Proms reported income of £199k and spending of £177k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2025, income grew from £140 to £199k (+142284%), an average of +3673% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 53091%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Playground Proms sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Henham Steam Rally Limited (£199k), The Gap Arts Project (£200k) and Seaton Gateway Theatre Company Limited (£199k).