--- title: "Oldbury Busy Bees — charity 1139068 | CharityCompare" description: "Oldbury Busy Bees (charity 1139068): income £105k (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/oldbury-busy-bees retrieved: 2026-10-06T19:07:40.460Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1139068 OB # Oldbury Busy Bees Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Oldbury Busy Bees is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1139068&subId=0) Work at Oldbury Busy Bees? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=oldbury-busy-bees&type=claim&name=Oldbury%20Busy%20Bees) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Oldbury Busy Bees? Reported income · year ending 2025-08-31 £105,272 Reported spending · year ending 2025-08-31 £98,002 Registered charity number 1139068 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Other Register contact address detail (not service area) Oldbury Playing Fields Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Not recorded Quick answer Oldbury Busy Bees (number 1139068) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does Oldbury Busy Bees do? Rural setting playgroup offering 4 sessions per week for children aged 2 years to 4 years 11 months. The catchment area is about 4 miles and takes in the town of Thornbury and surrounding villages and hamlets. Some of the children feed into the local village school. We have many aims but the main one being to have FUN. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Oldbury Busy Bees Answers Oldbury Busy Bees gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 August 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Oldbury Busy Bees's highest-paid staff paid? Oldbury Busy Bees's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register does not record Oldbury Busy Bees as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Oldbury Busy Bees's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 17 November 2010 Where it says it operates South Gloucestershire ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People. **Reported activities:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services. Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area. ## What causes is Oldbury Busy Bees registered for? Education/training ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Oldbury Busy Bees yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Oldbury Busy Bees. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to Oldbury Busy Bees? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating. 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What is Oldbury Busy Bees's charity number? Oldbury Busy Bees's charity number is 1139068. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1139068? Search 1139068 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does Oldbury Busy Bees do? Rural setting playgroup offering 4 sessions per week for children aged 2 years to 4 years 11 months. The catchment area is about 4 miles and takes in the town of Thornbury and surrounding villages and hamlets. Some of the children feed into the local village school. We have many aims but the main one being to have FUN. Does Oldbury Busy Bees have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Oldbury Busy Bees. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to Oldbury Busy Bees? Oldbury Busy Bees does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations. How much is Oldbury Busy Bees's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Oldbury Busy Bees's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Oldbury Busy Bees? The register does not record Oldbury Busy Bees as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Are Oldbury Busy Bees's trustees paid? Oldbury Busy Bees's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it. When was Oldbury Busy Bees registered as a charity? Oldbury Busy Bees was entered on the register on 17 November 2010. Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1139068&subId=0).