BRAMBLES CHILDCARE

Charity number: 1175924
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Brambles Childcare offers wraparound care for children aged 3 to 11 and Playgroup for children aged 2 to 4. We have use of the adjoining school's facilities at designated times. We offer a wide range of activities to ensure the child's social, intellectual, physical and emotional needs are catered for. Our childcare activities are designed to encourage learning through play/firsthand experience.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2025

Total income: £280,860
Total expenditure: £244,528

People

3 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Cambridgeshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 November 2017: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • FUN CLUB (Working name)
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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Stephen Francis Matthews Chair 06 October 2021
None on record
Rachael Eleanor Wass Trustee 26 April 2026
None on record
Emily Hender Trustee 01 January 2023
THE BRAMBLES PLAYGROUP
Charity reporting is overdue by 1473 days

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024 31/07/2025
Total gross income £141.56k £167.64k £187.34k £265.27k £280.86k
Total expenditure £141.76k £152.83k £190.93k £233.64k £244.53k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £3.93k 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 July 2025 31 May 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2025 31 May 2026 On time
Annual return 31 July 2024 29 May 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 29 May 2025 On time
Annual return 31 July 2023 15 October 2024 137 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 15 October 2024 137 days late
Annual return 31 July 2022 30 November 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 30 November 2022 On time
Annual return 31 July 2021 09 March 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 09 March 2022 On time
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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.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 27 Nov 2017

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY WORKS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT HAVING AS ITS OBJECTS THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR BY: (1) PROMOTING THEIR CARE AND SAFETY; (2) PROMOTING THEIR EDUCATION AND PROMOTING PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT; (3) PROMOTING THEIR HEALTH AND WELLBEING; (4) PROVIDING SERVICES TO SUPPORT THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS; (5) PROVIDING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS HOLDING MEMBERSHIP OF THE CIO; AND (6) FURTHERING THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

Contact information

Address:
BRAMBLES CHILDCARE CIO
St Helen's Primary School
Bluntisham
HUNTINGDON
Cambridgeshire
PE28 3NY
Phone:
01487843466
Email:
brambleschildcare@outlook.com
Website:

No information available