BERRYGROVE EARLY YEARS CENTRE

Charity number: 1145616
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We are a Preschool and Daycare centre that operates in the Garston area of Watford, Hertfordshire. We provide care from 8am - 6pm Monday through Friday, 50 weeks a year . Children learn through play and are able to access our large outdoor area . We are on the same site as The Grove Academy. We received the Herts Quality Standards Award 2014. At our last Ofsted inspection we were rated GOOD.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 28 February 2025

Total income: £410,000
Total expenditure: £330,000

People

2 Trustee(s)

1 Volunteer(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

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Hertfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 January 2012: Standard registration
  • 13 November 2014: Funds received from 802023 BERRYGROVE PRE-SCHOOL
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • BERRYGROVE PRESCHOOL AND DAYCARE CENTRE (Previous name)
Company number:
07731209 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
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

2 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Tamara Addison Trustee 25 July 2023
None on record
KAREN HILL Trustee 10 January 2012
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 28/02/2021 28/02/2022 28/02/2023 29/02/2024 28/02/2025
Total gross income £96.19k £177.28k £371.00k £390.00k £410.00k
Total expenditure £169.43k £115.65k £323.00k £327.00k £330.00k
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 28 February 2025 18 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2025 18 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 29 February 2024 14 February 2025 47 days late
Accounts and TAR 29 February 2024 14 February 2025 47 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2023 19 April 2024 113 days late
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2023 02 July 2024 187 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2022 13 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2022 22 February 2023 56 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2021 09 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2021 09 November 2021 On time 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 INCORPORATED 05/08/2011 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 14/08/2014

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN BELOW COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE BY: (A) PROVIDING SAFE AND SATISFYING GROUP PLAY IN WHICH PARENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO TAKE PART; (B) ENCOURAGING OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES THROUGH WHICH PARENTS MAY HELP THE CHILDREN; (C0001) FURTHERING THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUPS ASSOCIATION.

Contact information

Address:
Berrygrove Early Years Centre
Berrygrove Early Years Centre
Cow Lane
Watford
WD25 9PW
Phone:
01923676763
Email:
berrygroveearlyyears@outlook.com
Website:

www.berrygroveearlyyears.co.uk Open in new window