Buckden Pre-School Playgroup Association
Analysis
Buckden Pre-School Playgroup Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in St Neots. It was registered in August 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Buckden Pre-School Playgroup Association reported income of £64k and spending of £60k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £53k to £64k (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 20%. 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, Buckden Pre-School Playgroup Association sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tasker Milward and Picton Charity (£64k), Dawn to Dusk (Worsthorne Primary) Ltd (£64k) and Twyning Village Playgroup (£64k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
PLAYGROUP FOR UNDER FIVE'S
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Tasker Milward and Picton Charity | Dyfed | £64k |
| Dawn to Dusk (Worsthorne Primary) Ltd | Burnley | £64k |
| Twyning Village Playgroup | Tewkesbury | £64k |
| Sydney Dean Whitehead's Charitable Trust | Bath | £64k |