Registered charity · St. Albans
The British Association for Early Childhood Education
- 11 trustees
- Income £466k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Nicola Jane TheobaldChair · since 2020
- Christopher SharpeTrustee · since 2024
- Clio BrownTrustee · since 2025
- Denise RamdialTrustee · since 2025
- Dr Glenda Wyn TinneyTrustee · since 2020
- Lisa SharkeyTrustee · since 2023
- Luke PageTrustee · since 2025
- Myra Mills McrobbieTrustee · since 2024
- Nicola DemetriadiTrustee · since 2023
- Timothy HopkinsTrustee · since 2021
- Victoria BamseyTrustee · since 2026
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Website
- www.early-education.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The British Association for Early Childhood Education
- Registered
- 1963
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£466k£496k
- 2024£471k£464k
- 2023£400k£441k
Earlier years
- 2022£495k£451k
- 2021£313k£323k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 22%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CONCERNED WITH THE EDUCATION AND CARE OF YOUNG CHILDREN IN ALL WAYS CHARITABLE.
Grants received
4 grants · £447,665 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington · £300,000
- Youth Music · £130,415 (2 grants)
- Northern Rock Foundation · £17,250
Most recent
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
11 trustees on the board
- Nicola Jane Theobald Chair since 2020
- Christopher Sharpe since 2024
- Clio Brown since 2025
- Denise Ramdial since 2025
- Dr Glenda Wyn Tinney since 2020
- Lisa Sharkey since 2023
- Luke Page since 2025
- Myra Mills Mcrobbie since 2024
- Nicola Demetriadi since 2023
- Timothy Hopkins since 2021
- Victoria Bamsey since 2026
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- Nicola Jane Theobald Chair since 2020
- Christopher Sharpe since 2024
- Clio Brown since 2025
- Denise Ramdial since 2025
- Dr Glenda Wyn Tinney since 2020
- Luke Page since 2025
- Myra Mills Mcrobbie since 2024
- Nicola Demetriadi since 2023
- Timothy Hopkins since 2021
- Victoria Bamsey since 2026
Portfolio (1)
- Lisa Sharkey since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 313082
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18/05/1945AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03/05/1947AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08/10/1994AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/11/2010AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 17/03/2011
- Companies House
- Company number 00395548 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01727 884925 · office@early-education.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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