Childcare and Business Consultancy Services
Analysis
Childcare and Business Consultancy Services is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04060959). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Childcare and Business Consultancy Services reported income of £2.5m and spending of £2.3m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £2.5m (+50%), an average of +11% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Childcare and Business Consultancy Services sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Kingdom Mathematics Trust (£2.5m), Shine: Support and Help in Education (£2.5m) and The Froebelian School (Horsforth) Limited (£2.5m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from . Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £717k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 87 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.7%
- Investments 0.4%
- Other 99%
In the charity's own words
CBCS acts as an umbrella organisation for voluntary run childcare. CBCS operates some childcare services direct - these include out of school care, playgroup provision and creche facilities - as well as a toy library service and payroll facilities for member childcare groups.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom Mathematics Trust | Leeds | £2.5m |
| Shine: Support and Help in Education | Leeds | £2.5m |
| The Froebelian School (Horsforth) Limited | Leeds | £2.5m |
| The Chartered College of Teaching | London | £2.5m |