BUSY BEES PLAYGROUP
Pre-school education
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a deficit, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to a negative balance of £12,322. This shortfall means current assets are insufficient to meet the recommended contingency fund of £62,615, creating a legal liability for trustees in the event of closure. Additionally, the building is expected to reach the end of its ten-year lifespan by September 2025, necessitating future contingency planning for a new build.
What the accounts disclose
“Fee income decreased from the previous year and whereas grant funding increased during the course of the year giving an overall increase within these two areas of £11,495.” — page 1
“Overall a total of £1221 was raised from which £1393 was spent” — page 1
“The Early Years Alliance recommends that the Pre-school keep three months running costs plus the cost of redundancy pay in hand, approximately £62,615” — page 2
“There is a lack of accountability over fundraising income and expenditure within these accounts with no specified income and expenditure breakdown for certain events that took place throughout the financial year.”
Trustees
- Kate Barberchair
- Lorna Smith
- Maria Lai
- Sarah Joanne Rushworth
- Tia-Anna Bernal
- William Mulholland
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/01/2025 | £176k | £185k |
| 31/01/2024 | £160k | £155k |
| 31/01/2023 | £146k | £129k |
| 31/01/2022 | £132k | £127k |
| 31/01/2021 | £92k | £85k |
Common questions
Is BUSY BEES PLAYGROUP financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a deficit, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to a negative balance of £12,322. This shortfall means current assets are insufficient to meet the recommended contingency fund of £62,615, creating a legal liability for trustees in the event of closure. Additionally, the building is expected to reach the end of its ten-year lifespan by September 2025, necessitating future contingency planning for a new build.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 02/09/2004 | £5k | professional fees |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUSY BEES PLAYGROUP | £176k | — | 0 | unclear | 114.2% | no doubt |
| BUSY BEES | £196k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BUSY BEES PRE-SCHOOL (CHAPMANSLADE) | £128k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BUSY BEES PRE-SCHOOL (BISHOPS SUTTON) | £103k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Brightwell Pre-School | £144k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP | £178k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |