BRAYTON BUSY BEES PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1041141 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRAYTON METHODIST PLAYGROUP, BUSY BEES PLAYGROUP

We work closely together with childrens families and carers to provide a safe and stimulating learning environment which is designed to enable all children to develop. We encourage this development by planning for their interests and needs. In a way which will fully engage them and by making their time fun and enjoyable.

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY:(A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY;(B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS;(C) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

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

£186k

Latest spending

£159k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is in a 'healthy good position' with unrestricted reserves of £29,401.40 held in two bank accounts. The trustees report that the setting is full with waiting lists open, and wages are maintained above the Living Wage through competitive session prices and government funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls 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
Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Aime Brook
Alexandra Mangan
Beth Olsson
EMMA LOUISE WOMACK
Helen Jarvis
Kelly Garbett
Sheila Hardwicke
Sheree O'Neill

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£186k	£159k
31/08/2024	£153k	£144k
31/08/2023	£125k	£123k
31/08/2022	£108k	£105k
31/08/2021	£100k	£102k

Common questions

Is BRAYTON BUSY BEES PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is in a 'healthy good position' with unrestricted reserves of £29,401.40 held in two bank accounts. The trustees report that the setting is full with waiting lists open, and wages are maintained above the Living Wage through competitive session prices and government funding. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	11/01/2006	£5k	There is no project name available for this record

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BUSY BEES PRE-SCHOOL (BISHOPS SUTTON).

BUSY BEES PRE-SCHOOL (BISHOPS SUTTON) income £103k
BUSY BEES PRE-SCHOOL (CHAPMANSLADE) income £128k
BUSY BEES PRESCHOOL (BEMERTON) income £198k
BUSY BEES income £196k
BEEHIVE PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £166k
BUSY BEES PRE-SCHOOL income £270k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BRAYTON BUSY BEES PRE-SCHOOL	£186k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BUSY BEES PRE-SCHOOL (BISHOPS SUTTON) FY2024	£103k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BUSY BEES PRE-SCHOOL (CHAPMANSLADE) FY2024	£128k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BUSY BEES PRESCHOOL (BEMERTON) FY2025	£198k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BUSY BEES FY2025	£196k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BEEHIVE PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£166k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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