PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
A membership organisation for early years providers, our charitable purpose is to give children the best start in life by providing services that promote child development and support families especially those in deprived areas. This is achieved through early intervention and family services programmes, advising and representing our members and developing our own settings in deprived communities.
Latest income
£26.9m
Expenditure
£27.0m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £22.8m | £23.7m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £26.3m | £26.0m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £26.0m | £26.6m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £25.7m | £27.5m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £26.9m | £27.0m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £369k |
| Charitable activities | £25.2m |
| Trading | £1.1m |
| Investment income | £151k |
| Total income | £26.9m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £27.0m |
| Raising funds | £0 |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £158k |
| Total expenditure | £27.0m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £1.6m |
| Total funds | £3.9m |
| — restricted | £1.0m |
| — unrestricted | £2.9m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £3.9m |
| Cash | £2.8m |
People
| Employees | 803 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Other Defined Groups
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.