Busy Bees Ledbury

Charity Number: 1139070
Charity reporting is up to date (137 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Busy Bees is run by a voluntary parent committee and we are a member of the Pre-School Learning Alliance. Busy Bees runs Preschool sessions for children aged 2-5 and a Breakfast and After School Club for children aged 3-11 years. Busy Bees is open Monday to Friday, term time only. The business currently runs from a rented purpose built portacabin in the grounds of Ledbury Primary School.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023

Total income: £121,390
Total expenditure: £135,942

People

5 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Herefordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 November 2010: Standard registration
  • 27 March 2012: Funds received from 1040458 BUSY BEES @ LPS
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • BUSY BEES @ LPS (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • 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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Emma Davies Trustee 01 October 2024
None on record
Katherine Armstrong Trustee 01 May 2023
None on record
Madelyn Alice Cooper Trustee 01 May 2022
None on record
Amy Louise Chesham Trustee 27 April 2022
None on record
Claire Lovering Trustee 25 May 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2019 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023
Total gross income £160.67k £165.88k £130.96k £124.00k £121.39k
Total expenditure £164.04k £166.44k £162.54k £152.00k £135.94k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 August 2023 14 November 2024 137 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 14 November 2024 137 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 17 July 2023 17 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022

(These accounts
have been qualified)

17 July 2023 17 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 16 May 2023 320 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 16 May 2023 320 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 17 November 2022 505 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 17 November 2022 505 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2019 07 October 2020 99 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2019 07 October 2020 99 days late Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 18 JUNE 2010 as amended on 25 May 2018

Charitable 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:- 1) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE 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 WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION MEANS OR ABILITY; 2) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS; 3) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE LEDBURY, HEREFORDSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
The Hive
Bye Street
LEDBURY
HR8 2AG
Phone:
01531248087
Email:
admin@busybeesledbury.com
Website:

www.busybeesledbury.com Open in new window