Busy Bods at Ysgol Bodfari
What it does
Provider of childcare - Playgroup, After School Club and Holiday Club for children aged 2 to 12 within a school setting.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECT[S] OF THE CIO IS:TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PRE-SCHOOL AND PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE PUPILS AT BUSY BODS AT YSGOL BODFARI BY PROVIDING PLAYGROUP, AFTER-SCHOOL AND HOLIDAY CARE IN PARTICULAR TO PREPARE PRE-SCHOOL AND NURSERY CHILDREN IN AND AROUND BODFARI IN DENBIGHSHIRE WITH THE BASIC NUMERACY, LITERACY AND SOCIAL SKILLS NEEDED TO PREPARE THEM FOR ENTRY INTO THE FOUNDATION PHASE. TO PROVIDE A FACILITY FOR CHILDREN WHO LIVE IN AN ISOLATED, RURAL AREA WHO LIVE AWAY FROM THE LEISURE FACILITIES OF URBAN AREAS, TO HAVE ACCESS TO STRUCTURED AND UNSTRUCTURED PLAY ACTIVITIES AND TO SOCIALISE AND DEVELOP FRIENDSHIP GROUPS.IN ADDITION TO PROVIDE AFTER-SCHOOL AND HOLIDAY CARE FOR CHILDREN FROM 3 YEARS OF AGE TO 12 YEARS OF AGE, IN AND AROUND BODFARI IN DENBIGHSHIRE, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, TO PROVIDE PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN THE FORM OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR GAMES, AN AWARENESS OF GROWING AND COOKING HEALTHY FOOD, ART AND CRAFT ACTIVITIES AND ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE THINKING SKILLS.FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF CHILDREN AND PARENTS OF CHILDREN OF PRE-SCHOOL AND PRIMARY AGED CHILDREN IN THE AREA, AND TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY LINKS IN A RURAL AREA, BY PROVIDING A WRAP-ROUND CARE FACILITY FOR CHILDREN TO ENABLE PARENTS / CARERS TO ACCESS CHILDCARE PROVISION CLOSE TO HOME.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Denbighshire
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 August 2025, it had income of £47,218 and spent £45,516.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £47,218 | £45,516 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2024 | £52,036 | £56,458 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2023 | £49,551 | £36,232 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2022 | £33,609 | £34,337 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2021 | £24,923 | £21,048 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 89%, from £24,923 in the year to 31 August 2021 to £47,218 in the year to 31 August 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 96% of its income in the year to 31 August 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 August 2025: £1,149 from 2 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £1,149 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 August 2024 | £3,849 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 August 2023 | £14,073 from 4 grants | Not reported |
| 31 August 2022 | £3,836 from 7 grants | Not reported |
| 31 August 2021 | £10,347 from 4 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £5,000, awarded in 2017.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Apr 2017 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £5,000 |
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Jennifer Louise WilliamsChair
- Amy Elizabeth Threlfall
- Anne Denise Haydock
- Helen Roberts
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | 30 June 2026 | Received 19 February 2026, 131 days early | Received 19 February 2026 |
| 31 August 2024 | 30 June 2025 | Received 27 February 2025, 123 days early | Received 27 February 2025 |
| 31 August 2023 | 30 June 2024 | Received 16 March 2024, 106 days early | Received 16 March 2024 |
| 31 August 2022 | 30 June 2023 | Received 13 May 2023, 48 days early | Received 13 May 2023 |
| 31 August 2021 | 30 June 2022 | Received 11 January 2022, 170 days early | Received 11 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1169874
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 24 October 2016
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 24 Oct 2016 as amended on 19 Dec 2021
- Website
- www.ysgolbodfari.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Denbighshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.