Minus Five Pre-School

Analysis

Minus Five Pre-School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South East England and South London. It was registered in February 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Minus Five Pre-School reported income of £106k and spending of £96k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £84k to £106k (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 17%. 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, Minus Five Pre-School sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stepping Stones Pre-School (Hardley) (£106k), The 21st Century Trust (£106k) and Gospel Light International Church (£105k).