HONEYBEES PRESCHOOL

Registered charity 1022441 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HONEYBEES PLAYGROUP, SOUTHDOWNS PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Pre school.

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£205k

Latest spending

£198k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state a surplus for the year of £7,138.74, with total income of £195,150.43 and total expenditure of £188,011.69. Free reserves are reported as £95,496.60, which exceeds the stated policy target of retaining sufficient funds to cover staff and rent costs in the event of reduced pupil numbers. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with accounting requirements and no matters requiring attention were identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: retain sufficient funds in order to meet any unforeseen expenditure that may occur and to cover staff and rent costs in the event of reduction in pupil numbers (held: £95k)

“The Preschool’s reserves policy continues to be to retain sufficient funds in order to meet any unforeseen expenditure that may occur and to cover staff and rent costs in the event of reduction in pupil numbers” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Toni Saunders resigned as Treasurer to join the staff team to do all the admin, payroll and HR for Honeybees.

“after 10 years as our treasurer Toni has made the difficult decision to step down as she is joining the staff team to do all the admin, payroll and HR for Honeybees.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Honeybees Preschool (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Allyson Griffiths · trustee of 1 other charity
Kelvin Spiers
Lucy Gunston
Samantha Richards · trustee of 1 other charity
Vikki Clark

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: East Sussex · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£205k	£198k
31/08/2024	£170k	£185k
31/08/2023	£153k	£143k
31/08/2022	£146k	£117k
31/08/2021	£130k	£101k

Common questions

Is HONEYBEES PRESCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state a surplus for the year of £7,138.74, with total income of £195,150.43 and total expenditure of £188,011.69. Free reserves are reported as £95,496.60, which exceeds the stated policy target of retaining sufficient funds to cover staff and rent costs in the event of reduced pupil numbers. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with accounting requirements and no matters requiring attention were identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BUSY BEES.

BUSY BEES income £196k
BEENHAM PRESCHOOL income £129k
BUSY BEE PRE-SCHOOL (HONITON) income £105k
KINGFISHERS COLDEN COMMON PRESCHOOL income £223k
BUSY BEES PLAYGROUP income £176k
BUSY BEES PRE-SCHOOL (CHAPMANSLADE) income £128k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HONEYBEES PRESCHOOL	£205k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BUSY BEES FY2025	£196k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BEENHAM PRESCHOOL FY2025	£129k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BUSY BEE PRE-SCHOOL (HONITON) FY2025	£105k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KINGFISHERS COLDEN COMMON PRESCHOOL FY2025	£223k	—	above	14.9%	no doubt
BUSY BEES PLAYGROUP FY2025	£176k	—	unclear	114.2%	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.