Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 7

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Overall weighted support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 14

THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Early Education (The British Association for Early Childhood Education), founded in 1923, is the leading national voluntary organisation for early years practitioners and parents with members throughout the UK. It provides support, advice and training on best practice for everyone concerned with childrens' education and care and promotes the right for all children to high quality education.

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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why are there 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?

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
31/03/24		£471	£464	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/23		£400	£441	£-41	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£495	£451	£44	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£313	£323	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20?		£609	£561	£48	£0	£127	£127	2.7	3	71
31/03/18		£450	£513	£-62	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£463	£513	£-49	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16		£625	£623	£1	£0	£155	£142	2.7	6	0
31/03/15		£426	£545	£-119	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14		£450	£585	£-135	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13		£941	£714	£226	£26	£408	£376	6.3	5	0
31/03/12	*	£570	£620	£-49	£21	£179	£147	2.8	5	0
31/03/11		£422	£466	£-44	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10		£537	£661	£-123	£28	£290	£246	4.5	6	0
31/03/09		£702	£670	£32	£27	£412	£319	5.7	7	0
31/03/08		£872	£648	£224	£19	£381	£296	5.5	7	0
31/03/07		£448	£428	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/06		£595	£679	£-84	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05		£632	£693	£-61	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04		£551	£554	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 19%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000

Balance Sheet History

Established: 62 years
(79 years as a company)

www.early-education.org.uk

office@early-education.org.uk

01727 884925

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Child day-care services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups

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
Youth Music - The Family Music Hub training initiatives
£99,645	23/10/2023	The Family Music Hub training initiatives
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Grant to The British Association for Early Childhood Education (Early Education)
£300,000	06/07/2023	SPACE (Supporting Pedagogy, Arts, Creativity & Enabling environments) for all to flourish
Youth Music - The Family Music Hub
£29,770	07/03/2022	The Family Music Hub

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-72

CHRISTOPHER SHARPE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

DR GLENDA WYN TINNEY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: University Lecturer

ELAINA BARBARA EAKERS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Childminder

HEATHER LOMAS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Nursery Manager

JULIA HENDERSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Nursery Principal

LISA SHARKEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Local Authority Head Of Service

MYRA MILLS MCROBBIE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Local Government Officer

NAZMA BEGUM MEAH Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Early Years Practitioner

NICOLA DEMETRIADI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Phd Student

NICOLA JANE THEOBALD (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Early Years Improvement Officer

PETER JOHN TUCK Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

SIAN HUDSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Headteacher

TIMOTHY HOPKINS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/04/1963, number: 313082
Registered at Companies House on 18/05/1945, number: 00395548

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

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
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR12: 42 days late,

Main office

Regus
2 Victoria Square
Victoria Street
ST. ALBANS
AL1 3TF

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CONCERNED WITH THE EDUCATION AND CARE OF YOUNG CHILDREN IN ALL WAYS CHARITABLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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