Cottage Preschool

Analysis

Cottage Preschool is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lewes. It was registered in August 2022, 4 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 buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Cottage Preschool reported income of £79k and spending of £100k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from August 2023 to August 2025, income grew from £63k to £79k (+26%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Cottage Preschool sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dundonald Primary School PTA (£79k), Long Furlong Badger Club (£79k) and Walton Pre-School Group (£79k).