Heather Playgroup

Analysis

Heather Playgroup is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in November 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Heather Playgroup reported income of £130k and spending of £133k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £99k to £130k (+31%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Heather Playgroup sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kingshurst Caterpillars CIO (£129k), Harbury Pre-School (£130k) and Little Acorns @ Our Lady & St Oswald's Pre-School (£129k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.