## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date
Day Month Year Day Month Year 1[st] Sept 2021 **To** 7th Aug 2022
**From**
**To**
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** Happy Hands Pre-school & Childcare
**Other names charity is known by**
**Registered charity number (if any) 1104689**
**Charity's principal address** McIntyre Road
Stocksbridge Sheffield **Postcode S36 1DG**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Name of person (or body)
Office (if Dates acted if not for
Trustee name entitled to appoint trustee
any) whole year
(if any)
1 Mrs Maureen Aldous Committee
2 Mrs Carol Foster Committee
Mrs Philomena Committee
3
Washington
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser Name Address**
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document
Constitution
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
Early Years Alliance How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
By the committee Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
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To provide a quality educational experience in a safe, secure and stimulating environment. Our aim is to give each child **Summary of the objects** opportunities to be creative, to learn and grow through play. **of the charity set out in** Parents and carers are valued and respected, consulted and **its governing document** kept informed. They are also encouraged, involved and included as members of our setting.
There are two main nursery sessions per day for local children. We offer free nursery places for 3-4 year olds offering both 15 hours Free Early Learning and 30-hour Extended Free Early Learning.
Younger children from 2 years are accepted through the 2-year free early learning plus can be fee paying. Happy Hands offers children appropriate play and educational experiences in **Summary of the main** conjunction with the governments Early Years Foundation Stage **activities undertaken for** Curriculum. **the public benefit in relation to these objects** We are committed to creating an environment for all individuals **(include within this** which provides equality and fairness to all, regardless of race, **section the statutory** culture or religion. **declaration that trustees have had regard to the** We are regulated by Ofsted and adhere to all relevant health **guidance issued by the** and safety regulations. We are also members of the Early Years **Charity Commission on** Alliance. **public benefit)**
Happy Hands also offers local families wrap around care through a breakfast and out of school club each day prior to and following nursery sessions. (7.45am – 6pm)
During nursery and club sessions we utilise all areas fully especially the outdoors, as we feel this provides and enhances a positive educational experience for all our children to enjoy and develop within.
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
## Section D Achievements and performance
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
We are very pleased to have successfully for the third time achieved OUTSTANDING by Ofsted for the quality and standards of our Early Years provision. We congratulate all our wonderful staff, volunteers, parents and of course the fantastic, inspiring, challenging and fun children who make us who we are today.
We continued again this year successfully communicating with our
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## Section D Achievements and performance
Parents through our now well established weekly emails providing information about all the curriculum activities taken place during the week plus opportunities for them to become involved with us and the local community projects/activities.
The Early Years Professional Development Training programme provided all staff with an extensive range of experiences helping to upskill their knowledge alongside providing time for reflection on current methods. This then embedded into daily practice and recognised through achieving the status of a Communication Friendly setting. All linking into the revised Early Years Foundation Curriculum and building our unique pedagogy.
## **Section E Financial review**
We aim to manage our finances responsibly, budget for **Brief statement of the** predictable fluctuations in income and hold reserves to **charity’s policy on reserves** cover expenses due to other eventualities including staff redundancy payments in the case that the Pre-School had to close.
Forecasted running costs are looking to increase to £150.00 therefore the reserve we hold will include redundancy estimated at £30.000 alongside future building projects to include the now priority of the refurbishing of the outdoor play area due to deterioration and safety concerns. Estimates for this would start at around £35.000
Due to the advanced payment of the Free Early Learning monies we have now changed our financial Year to keep in line with each academic years funding received from the Government
## **Details of any funds materially in deficit**
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
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## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Maureen Aldous **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 31st May 2023
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**Happy Hands Pre School and Childcare**
**No (if any)**
**Receipts and payments accounts** Sep-21
Aug-22
**For the period from**
**To**
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
**Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds**
**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £ to the nearest £**
## **A1 Receipts**
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Nursery Income - - - 81,917
Club - - - 33,297
Fundraising/grants - - - 3,160
Milk - - - 464
Uniform - - - 45
Other - - - 297
Furlough Payment - - -
Building Society Interest - - 11
- - -
- - - 119,190
Sub total (Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - -
- - -
Sub total - - -
Total receipts - - - 119,190
A3 Payments
Wages & Inland revenue - - - 94,421
Payroll/NEST 4,483
Rent, rates & water - - - 1,311
Utilities - - - 2,289
Insurance - - - 1,220
Equipment - - - 5,307
Petty cash inc snack/post/travel - - - 2,000
Uniform - - - 571
Maintenance - - - 469
ABS Leasing 1,662
Computer 279
Other 5,125
- - -
Sub total [ - ] - - # 119,137
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - -
- - -
Sub total [ - ] - - -
Total payments - - - 119,137
Net of receipts/(payments) - - - #
A5 Transfers between funds - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - -
Cash funds this year end - - - # 42 [0]
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
||||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Categories**|**Details**||**funds**|**funds**|
|**B1 Cash funds**|Nat west
Britannia Building society
**_Total cash funds_**||**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**to nearest £**
**73,864**
**18,130**
**-**
**91,994**|
||(agree|balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|OK|Agreement Error|
||||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|
||||**funds**|**funds**|
|**B2 Other monetary assets**|**Details**||**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
|**B3 Investment assets**|**Details**||**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
|**B4 Assets retained for the**|**Details**||**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**
**-**|
|**charity’s own use**||||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
||||**Fund to which**|**Amount due**|
|**B5 Liabilities**|**Details**||**liability relates**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**(optional)**|
|Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees||Signature|Print|Name|
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
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CC16a
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## **Last year**
## **to the nearest £**
**111,349 19,578 690 434 100 956 - 133,107**
**133,107**
**88,975 4,176 1,945 1,933 1,319 6,478 2,500 255 893 828 80 5,588 114,970**
**114,970 18,132 - - 18,132**
## **Endowment funds**
**to nearest £ 73,823 18,113 - 91,936**
## **Endowment funds**
**to nearest £ - - - - - -**
**Current value (optional) - - - - -**
**Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional)**
Date of approval
Independent examiner's report on the
, accounts
Section A
Independent Examinerfs Report.
Report to the trusteesl
members of
Happy Hands Pre-school & Childcare
On aoUnts for the year
ended
07A)812022
Charity no
{rf any)
1104689
Set out on pages
Respectfve The charivs trustees are restSIble for the preparation of the accounts. The
responslbillties of Charis trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under
trustees and examiner section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Acl} and that an
independent examination is neede(l.
It is my responsibilty lo=
examine the accounts under seCtn 145 of the Charities Act.
lo follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the
Charity Commission {under section 14515llbl of the Charities Act. and
lo stsle whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent My examinab.on Nyas carried out in a(xordance wth general Directions given by
exarninerfs statement the Chanty Commission. An examinatson includes a review of the accounting
records kept by the charity ar a comparison of the accounts presented with
those records. It also indudes consMJeration of any unusual items or
disclosures in the accounts. and seeking explanations from the tnjstees
corMIng any such matters. The tyocedures undertaken do not provide all
the evidence that would be required in an audit. and consequently no opinion is
given as lo whether the accounts present a 'true and fairf view and the report is
limited to Ihose matters sel out in the statement below.
Independent examinerfg In connection wilh my examinalion, no matter has come lo my attention lolher
statement than that disclosed below"}
1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in. any material respect,
the reqLbirement5'.
to keep accounting recths in accordan with section 130 of the
Charities Act.. and
to prepare accounts which acAxJrd th the acUnt1J records and
com wtih the jntlng requirements of the Charities Act
have not been mel.. oi
2. to which. in my opinion. attention shi)uld be drawn in order to enable a
proper urKlerstanding of the acc(¥Jnts lo be reached.
. Ple8s8 delete Ihe wc*ds in the tckets rfthey do nof apply.
Signed:
rt-
Date:
Namè:
Robert Palmer
Relevant profassional
qualification{sl or body lif
any):
Association of Chartered CertifEd Accwntants
Address:
43 Studfield Hill
Sheffield S6 4SH
IER
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Section B
Disclosure
Only complete rf the examiner needs lo highlight material problems.
Give here brief details of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
dlsclose.
IER
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