Avening Playgroup

Analysis

Avening Playgroup is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in July 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Avening Playgroup reported income of £46k and spending of £39k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £38k to £46k (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2025, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Avening Playgroup sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Liverpool Blue Coat School Foundation (£46k), Universities Association for Lifelong Learning (£46k) and 1st Worcester Scout Group (Formerly Worcester 'b' Group) (£46k).