BUSY BEES PLAYGROUP

Charity number: 1188004
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Busy Bees is a Flintshire playgroup based in Flint, North Wales. Busy Bees has been running for approx 30/35 years. Current staff have worked together for past 12 years. We provide care for children of all domain/religion/needs. We provide them with a safe and friendly enviornment and cover all 7 areas of learning. we provide Flying Start, Early Entitlement and also for children aged 2.6 years

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £30,945
Total expenditure: £30,359

Total income includes £26,099 from 2 government contract(s) and £4,288 from 3 government grant(s)

People

2 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

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Flintshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 February 2020: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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 does not own and/or lease 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
Rebecca Smith Trustee 08 November 2024
None on record
Mieka Jones Trustee 16 January 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £17.63k £16.80k £28.84k £30.95k
Total expenditure £22.75k £24.00k £26.19k £30.36k
Income from government contracts £9.60k N/A £18.63k £26.10k
Income from government grants £5.97k £5.80k £5.10k £4.29k

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 2024 22 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 23 May 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 16 September 2024 108 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 03 October 2024 125 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 02 June 2023 2 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 July 2021 17 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 Not Required
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 13 FEB 2019

Charitable objects

THE AIM OF THE CHILDCARE PROVIDER IS TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN WALES, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THEIR NEEDS THROUGH HIGH QUALITY CHILDCARE PROVISION.

Contact information

Address:
Flying Start Building/Ysgol Gwynedd School
Prince Of Wales Avenue
FLINT
Clwyd
CH6 5DL
Phone:
07396152897
Email:
busybees121@hotmail.com
Website:

No information available