William Older Playgroup

Analysis

William Older Playgroup is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in March 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, William Older Playgroup reported income of £337k and spending of £319k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £210k to £337k (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, William Older Playgroup sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Merchant Taylors' Educational Trust (£336k), Holy Trinity Pre-School (CIO) (£337k) and Foundations: Supporting Families (£336k).