Busy Bees Blaenavon Day Nursery and Kids Club
Analysis
Busy Bees Blaenavon Day Nursery and Kids Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gwent. It was registered in November 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06495575). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Busy Bees Blaenavon Day Nursery and Kids Club reported income of £744k and spending of £773k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £413k to £744k (+80%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.
Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Busy Bees Blaenavon Day Nursery and Kids Club sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Council for Voluntary Service (Medway) (£732k), Cymdeithas Gwasanaethau Gwirfoddol Sir Gar / Carmarthenshire Association of Voluntary Services (£752k) and Croydon Business Venture Limited (£727k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 40 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.0%
- Charitable activities 100%
- Investments 0.0%
In the charity's own words
Providing good quality childcare in a economically deprived area
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Council for Voluntary Service (Medway) | Kent | £732k |
| Cymdeithas Gwasanaethau Gwirfoddol Sir Gar / Carmarthenshire Association of Voluntary Services | Carms | £752k |
| Croydon Business Venture Limited | Croydon | £727k |
| Canon Collins Trust | London | £758k |