Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 0

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
All female board: -3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -2

BIZZY BEES PRE-SCHOOL CIO

Bizzy Bees Pre-School CIO is an OFSTED registered childcare setting for children aged 2 to 4 years. Bizzy Bees provides an early years education with a dedicated team of professionals. Bizzy Bees is a term time only setting. Bizzy Bees accepts government funded childcare for children from aged 2 and is an inclusive setting. Bizzy Bees has served Wootton and the surrounding villages since 1972

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why are there only 4 trustees?
Why is the Board completely female?

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/08/23		£250	£185	£65	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/22		£167	£167	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/21		£176	£176	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/20	*	£145	£145	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/19		£87	£122	£-34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/18		£75	£73	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

http://www.bizzybeespreschool.org

hello@bizzybeespreschool.org

01234767785

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Nursery schools

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Bedford, Central Bedfordshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Harpur Trust - Grant to Bizzy Bees Preschool CIO
£2,000	25/04/2022	Garden/Playground

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CLAIRE BUCHANAN Appointed: 2021

KATHRYN TUCK Appointed: 2023

NICOLA O'HALLORAN (Chair) Appointed: 2019

SAMANTHA GADSDEN Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/04/2017, number: 1172751

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

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
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

Filing Record

6 returns made; AR20: 218 days late,

Main office

Bizzy Bees Pre School
Wootton Village Memorial Hall
Bedford Road
Wootton
BEDFORD
MK43 9JB

Objectives

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 WELL-BEING; 4) PROVIDING SERVICES TO SUPPORT THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS; 5)PROVIDING SERVICES TO INVIDUALS HOLDING MEMBERSHIP OF THE CIO; AND 6)FURTHERING THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

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