Busy Bees Pre-School Playgroup

Analysis

Busy Bees Pre-School Playgroup is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Basildon. It was registered in October 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Busy Bees Pre-School Playgroup reported income of £184k and spending of £184k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £166k to £184k (+11%), an average of +2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 Pre-School Playgroup 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 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Old Court Community Pre-School (£184k), Stock Pre-School (£184k) and Three Bears Playgroup (£184k).