BUSY BEES PLAYGROUP (BROCKWORTH)

Registered charity 1054102 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

AIMS ARE TO PROVIDE A SERVICE TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION (FOLLOWING THE EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE )IN A HAPPY,SAFE AND RELAXED ENVIRONMNET. wE CARE FOR CHILDREN 2YEARS TO 4 YEARS OF ANY CULTURE AND OR ABILITY TO LEARN THROUGH PLAY. CHILDREN ARE ENCOURAGED BY EXAMPLE, AND LEARN TO CARE FOR AND RESPECT NOT ONLY THEMSELVES BUT ALSO OTHERS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT.

Objects

THE AIM OF THE GROUP IS TO EMBODY THE VISION OF PATA THROUGH THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE DEVELOPMENT, CARE AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE AND ALSO OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE OF SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY (VOLUNTARY MANAGED) GROUPS AND BY: (A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY FACILITIES AND TRAINING COURSES, 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 AND YOUNG PEOPLE, 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 IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREA

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
£83k
Latest spending
£81k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total funds of £53,225.48 with no outstanding debts or creditor balances at the year-end. The trustees confirmed that resources were adequate and there were no serious incidents or reportable matters during the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Nursery Education Funding
“the main source of income continued to be through the Governments Nursery Education Funding scheme”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£83k£81k
31/08/2024£93k£65k
31/08/2023£59k£56k
31/08/2022£42k£52k
31/08/2021£54k£50k

Common questions

Is BUSY BEES PLAYGROUP (BROCKWORTH) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total funds of £53,225.48 with no outstanding debts or creditor balances at the year-end. The trustees confirmed that resources were adequate and there were no serious incidents or reportable matters during the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.