Beehive Preschool

Analysis

Beehive Preschool is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkshire. It was registered in December 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Beehive Preschool reported income of £82k and spending of £88k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £121k to £82k (-33%), an average of -9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Beehive Preschool sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Leicestershire District Scout Council (£81k), Magic Moments Playgroup (£82k) and Oliver Ford Foundation (£81k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.