Busy Bees

Analysis

Busy Bees is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Deal. It was registered in May 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Busy Bees reported income of £196k and spending of £163k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £125k to £196k (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Busy Bees sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include LFLC Ltd (£196k), Little Oak Pre-School (Witney) Limited (£196k) and Dorchester Community Nursery School Association (£195k).