Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 2

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 5

BIZZY BEES PRE-SCHOOL CIO

Bizzy Bees Pre-School is a registered childcare setting for children aged from 2 years to school age. Provides government funded pre-school care and education for children from the term after their 3rd birthday. Bizzy Bees has served Wootton and the surrounding villages since 1972.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/08/22		£167	£167	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/08/21		£176	£176	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/08/20	*	£145	£145	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/08/19		£87	£122	£-34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	13
31/08/18		£75	£73	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	2

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 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's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant 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
Department for Work and Pensions - CURIOCITY CHILDCARE LIMITED
£3,702	01/04/2022	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
Department for Work and Pensions - CURIOCITY CHILDCARE
£2,216	01/04/2021	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

KATHRYN TUCK Appointed: 2023

CLAIRE BUCHANAN Appointed: 2021

HANNAH KEEP Appointed: 2023

LAURA HANWELL Appointed: 2023

NICOLA O'HALLORAN (Chair) Appointed: 2019

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

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 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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