Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date 01 Sept 2023 31 August 2024 From To
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1175381
Busy Beehive
Charity's principal address St Aidan’s School Building Wiston Haverfordwest Postcode SA62 4PS
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any) |
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| Sarah Jayne James |
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| KimberleyRoberts | ||||
| Wendy MacGarvie | ||||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted
Constitution
Trust
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
A preschool that promotes and supports bi-lingual care, education and learning through play.
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
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Full day care has been provided (9.15am -3pm) term time open to all children from 2 – 5 years of age. Stimulating environment provided with trained staff.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
| Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year |
Preschool childcare for mornings has been provided for 15 children allowing parents to get into work. It has provided stimulating play and early development opportunities. |
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Section E Financial review
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£10,000 in reserves to maintain current staffing levels
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Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) Wendy MacGarvie Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Trustee, Secretary etc) Date 22.06.25
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Busy Beehive Profit And Loss Account For the year ended 31 August 2024
| Income 30 hour Childcare Offer Fees Grant Release of grant monies Gross profit Expenses Casual Staff Cleaning Data Protection Depreciation Equipment expensed EY Grant Hire of equipment Holiday club Insurance - other Pensions Recruitment fees Rent Repairs and maintenance Resources Snack Software Staff training & welfare Stationery and printing Subscriptions Sundry expenses Training Trips Wages and salaries Write offs/discounts Net (loss)/profit |
1,644 32,068 4,275 - (647) (522) (35) - (1,743) (2,502) (320) (5) (666) (1,121) - - (300) (416) (447) (4) (473) (4) - (289) (266) (30) (34,616) (16) |
2024 2023 £ £ 2,547 39,592 - 403 37,987 42,542 37,987 42,542 - (371) (35) (1,477) (347) - - (682) (1,119) (1,368) (43) (1,250) - (53) (112) - (84) (20) (20) (351) - - (35,159) - (44,424) (42,493) (6,437) 49 |
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
| Report to the trustees/ members of On accounts for the year ended Set out on pages Responsibilities and basis of report |
Charity Name Busy Beehive |
Charity Name Busy Beehive |
Charity Name Busy Beehive |
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| August 2024 | Charity no (if any) |
1175381 | |
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| I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended31 / 08/ 2022. As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. |
Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Date: 22.06.25
Signed: Name: A Q MacGarvie Relevant professional FCCA qualification(s) or body
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(if any):
Address: 6 Queen Victoria Road Llanelli SA15 2TL
Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
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