CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 1st October 2023 Period end date Period start date To 30th September 2024 Charity name: Happy Bunnies Preschool Charity registration number 1129843 Objectives and Activities SORP referen Para 1.17 Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its goveming document Happy Bunnies purposes are to: benefit the public by offering high quality care and education for local children aged from 2- 4 years of age in a safe and stimulating environment from Monday to Friday over 38 weeks of the year. ensure local children benefit from having a broad range of knowledge and skills that provide the right foundation for good future progress through school. Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. Para 1.17 and 1.19 The aims: -to actively promote inclusion, equality of opportunity, the valuing of diversity and British values. -to benefit the families by supporting their individual needs by offering either moming (8.45am-11.45am), afternoon {11.45am-2.45pm) and all day (8.45am- 2.45pm) sessions or a combination of different sessions. -to benefft the parents by working in partnership with them to help their children leam and develop to their full potential, keeping parents infomied of their progress and providing ideas on how they can support their children at home -to benefit the children by providing a wide range of equipment and reSoUrS both indoors and outdoors which children can access through free flow play to enable them to develop their knowledge and skills in the 7 areas of learnin Vvhen considering the chartty's aims and objectives the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit Statement confinning whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit Para 1.18 Additional infomiation (optional)
You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP referen Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other Achievements and Performance SORP referen During the year 57 local children benefitted from attending Happy Bunnies with a maximum of 32 children per session. Happy Bunnies employed 10 members of staff - Manager {qualified to Level 5), Lead (qualified to Level 3}, Deputy (qualffied to Level 3) and 7 Early Years Practitioners (6 qualified to Level 3 and 1 qualified to Level 2) Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the differen the charity's work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. Para 1.20 Parents were invited to our annual Winter Wonderland ChristmaB event, World Book Day event and our end of tenn Leavers Picnic for children who would be starting school. This year in our outdoor area we purchased a hut where children were supported to be independent by putting on and taking off their coats and boots. We also purchased a large wooden water tray to support children's sensory skills and to learn about sinkinglfloating. Indoors we purchased resources to support children to develop their fine motor skills and a sound proof room divider to support children on a 1.1 basis in an area where they can be away from the main activities Addltlonal Infomiation loptional) You ma choose to include fvrther statements where relevant about: Achievements against objectives set Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set Para 1.41 Investment performance against objectives PaA 1.41 Other
Financial Review Review of the charty's financial position at the end of the eriod Statement explaining the policy for holding resenrfes stating why they are held Para 1.21 The trustees are satisfied with the financial position of Happy Bunnies Preschool Para 1.22 Happy Bunnies main income is the Nursery Education funding reiVed from the Local Authority and the trustees are aware this can be subject to change. We have a reserve fund to cover the possible costs in the event of changes to the income flow. We have a separate bank account to hold the charity's reserves of just over £62k. We aim to have money in reserve to cover main Gosts for at least three months and to meet our redundanc liabilities £62000 Amount of reserves held Reasons for holding zero reserves Details of fund materially in deficit Explanation of any UnrtaIntieS about the charity continuing as a going conrn Para 1.22 Para 1.22 Para 1.24 The Preschool has no deficrts Pafa 123 Additional infomiation (optional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about: This year we fundraised £325 by holding an Easter Exercise event The charity's principal SoUrS of funds (including any fundraising) Para 1.47 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted Para 1.46 Although the children on our books remain the same the increase in the National Living Wage has had an impact on our fInanS due to the increase in employees wages A description of the principal risks facing the charity Para 1.46 Other
Structure, Governance and Management Description of charity's trusts.. Type of goveming document (trust deed, ro al charter How is the charity constituted? ie. J Uliil Icviporated association. CIO) Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees Para 1.25 Memorandum & Articles of Association Para 1.25 Limited by Guarantee Para 1.25 Trustees are appointed at the AGM by nominations & with the highest number of votes from the parents attending the meeting Additional infomiation (optional) You ma choose to indude further statements where relevant about: Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees Para 1.51 The charity's organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works Para 1.51 Relationship with any related parties Para 1.51 Other Reference and Administrative details Charit name Other name the chari uses istered charit number Charity's principal address Bunnies Preschool 1129843 Happy Bunnies PsChool 6 vIroY Road Sholing Southampton S019 8FJ
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Trustee name Office (if any) Datss acted rf not for whole year Name of person lor body) entitled to appoint trustee (If an Ms R Bosworth Chair Ms E Ricketts Secretary Treasurer Ms S Cleverley Ms J Farmer Ms S Wylie Ms K Mckechnie Ms S Soutar Ms A Jennings 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 orate trustees - names of the directors at the date the re Director name ortwasa roved Name of tnjstees holding tttle to property belonging to the charity Trustse name Dates acted if not for whole
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity's objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity's own assets Additional information (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional infom)ation) Type of Name Address adviser Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non-disclosure of ke rsonnel details Other o tional information
Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretsry, Chair, etc) Date
Happy Bunnies Pr•-S¢hool (Southampton) Company Limited by Company Registration Number 06368978 Charlty R8gistratbon Nmber 1129843 Year Ended 30 S8pt¢mber 2024 I report to the twstees on my examinati of the financial Statlents of Happy Bunnies PSchool (Southampton) (Ihe d)arity) for the year ended 30 Seoember 2024 Responsibilibes and basis of the report As the truste88 of the company (and also its dire(*)rs for the purposes of the company law) you are responsible for the preparatton of the financial statetrEnts in accordance with requirements of the Companies Act 2006 Cthe 201 Acr) Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company a not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination. I report in respect of my examination of Ihe Charitys accounts as carried out under section 145 of the charthes Act 2011 (Ihe 2011 Acr). In carrying out my examination I have fi>llowed the directions Ven by the Clwitys Commission urKler section 145 {5) (b) of the 2011 Act. Indopendont examinern ststwnent I have completed my examination. I confimi that no mattets Iwe come to my attenti{ in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe: accounting records were not kept in rw>&t of ts charity as requited by section 386 of the 2006 Act: or the financial statements do not accord with those records". or the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and frdirf view vthich is not a matter considered as part of any independent examination. or the ffinancial staraments have not been prepared in accordance the methods and principles of the Statements of Recixnmended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard appIicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection wilh the examination to which attentFon should be drawn in SpeCt in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Fielders Accountin Pa Mrs KF Fielder MAAT 7 Tilbrook Road Southampton S015 4HP &VAT November 2024.
Happy Bunnies Pre-S¢hool (Southampton) Company Llnmtsd by Guarantso Company Reglstration Number 06368978 Charlty R•glstratlon Number 1129843 Truslee's Annual Report (Incorporatlng th• Directors Rewt) Year gndod 30 S8ptombfrr 2024 The trustees, who are also the directors for the purpx)se of the c(Mnpany law. present thelr re[m and the unaudited financial statements of the chanty for the year ended 30 Septemb&r 2024 Reforanco and Adminlgtrative dotalls Regl•tsred charlty name Happy Bunnies Pr&S¢hoc4 (Southamp Charlty roglstratlon number 1129843 Company roglstratlon numb•r 6368978 Prlnclpal offlce and rogl3l0r•d ottlc• Happy Bunnles PrsChc 8 Viceroy Road Sholl Soulhampt S019 8FJ Tho tru8t805 Chelr Rebecca Bosworth Trea8ur8r Sam8nlha Clev8rl8y Secrgtary Emily Rlcketts Appointed as Truste8 November 2021 Appointed a5 Trustee November 2021 Appointed as Trusteè Nov8mber 2021 Indondnt oxarnln•r Fieklw8 AccntIng Payroll & VAT Ser Mr8 KF Fielder MAAT 7 Tllbrook Road Southampton S015 4HP Structure. governanco and manag•m•nt The company is run by the Trust who a180 fomi th8 managemanl committee. The day to day op8ratlng declsion8 are taken by the Group LeIer. with the al8ce of IM) dewUe8. Obloctlvo$ 8nd actlvlti•• The wmpany's convnulng oilecllves and aCtitieS we the ffislon of (*lltsre arKI pre-sch1 activities undor Ofsted guidelin88. hiovem?nt and perlorn)anc• The Trustees consider this years achievements to be satlsfthy.
Company Reglslralion Number 06368978 Charity Regtstratton Number 1129843 Trustee Annual Report IlncorpoNj the Dlrnctors Raport) (conlinwd) Flnanclal r•viv The trustees are satisfied wilh the fman(yal posilion of the oxnpary. The Charity is dependant on local authority grant funding for its inLX)me. and the trustees a aware that this source of funding can be subject to thange at short noliL. Therefore the trustees have deslgnated £60.(X)O of its unrestrirted reserves for possible redundancy costs in tr event of dnge$ to the Charivs in(x)me str&qm. Th8 thjstees are not Plans for futsre perlods The Truslees are ujntinuing to ptsn for the tharity to FKovide satisfathy thlldcare and prtrschooi actswtses. Small ComnY provisions companies eXernn. The trustees, annual report vms approved and signed on behalf of the board of trust ty. Sign
Charlty Reglstralkn Number 1129843 ststoment of Flnanclal Actfvl Ilncludlng Incomo and Oxpwknacctt) 2023 FuThJ5 FurKts Total Funds Totsl Funds Donations and gaC Charitable acbvittes Other Trading inccffie 168,228 8,617 6,617 Totat Incom• 211,658 211.658 168.834 Expenditure on rdisuw funds: 9.10 201.1 201.IJ63 201,1 201, 164,332 164,332 10,594 10.594 4,502 Rèconclllatlon of funds Totsl funds brought fowdrd 174.534 174.534 185.128 170.032 185.128 174,534
Happy Bunnies Prtsschool Isouthampton) CpanY Umllod by Guarants• Company Reglstration Number 06368978 Charlty R6gistralion Number 1129843 Statemont of Flnanclal Po8itlon Yèar Ended 30 mber 2024 2024 Current AB8•ts Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 14 185.128 185.128 174.533 174,533 Credltor•: Amounts falllng duo Tlthln on• 15 185.128 174.533 Total a88ets lesB current Ikbiff 185.128 174,533 185.128 174,533 Funds of tho charlty Unrestri(ed furtds Total Charlty funds 185,128 185.128 174.534 174,534 17 For thè year ending 30 September 2024 the chanty was enlilled to ex8inpkn from audit under seL#ion 477 of the Companies 20[ relating to small companies. Directors, responsibilrties: . The members have required the IpanY to obtain on of its finan(xal stat8merts trth8 year in question in accordants with se(ion 476. . The directors acnowledge thetr reswnsibilities for tsjmptyrw witrt requirements of the Ad with resped to accounting recA)rds and the preparation of finanaal statements. These finanaal statements have been prepared in a accordance TArylh the provisions a1C3b1e to companies subject to the small c¢)mpanies' regime. These financaal statements were approved by Ihe board oftsust8é's arKI authori for issue. and are signed on behaFf of the toard ty. Trust8e Date Isliili Tm LOIII Iz*
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Company Registratlon Number 06368978 Charlty R•gl8tratlon Number 1129843 3 AGcountlFvJ (contlnwd) Contrlbutions to defined ntrfbutsQnS pl8n$ ar8 recogrwd as an ewse tii the ped in thtch tt¢ related sepib 15 prowded. Prepaid contributions are reccgnised as an asset to the extent that the wepayment ill iead to a r•Sudion in future paym8nts or a cash refund. 4 Llmlt•d by guarants• company B lknhd by guar8ntee and does not ha¥ a share c1. Th8 guarante&l fjabllty is Ivnited to £1. The companys proffts can onty b8 appliJ to ts prtynrtim ofthe (yecb ofth8 CLvnpany as stated in its VamoraTrJum of Assoaation. No proffts of the company can be dislnbuted its nvnbers. and in the event of dlUtIOn of the o)wwny any re5Klual propety or assets Cannot be paid to the members, but May only be applt&J in ac<Kd wilh the MeMandm of 6 Donaoons and 1ogacle• 2024 2023 Fu1$ Tolal Fund• Tot81 Funds 8 Charhaljlo Kllvlil89 2024 Total Fund Funds Funds sa ofg0c9eryt made or by the beneficÈaries of tho charity Payments ftom govemment or pubk authorilw . norrnal course ot trading Olh•r grantt 8,325 195.355 195.3SS 203.67g 203,679 2023 Trrt FuTts Funds FuThJs beneficiaries of the charity Payments from govemment or authtyitss in noimal CoUe of trading Other grants 11,989 11.989 155. 155.489 167,4TI 167,477
C¢mp•ny RogIStrOn Nwnbor 063689n Charlty Rgglstratlon NThbor 1129843 Year E ber )24 Not•s to tho Flnanclal Ststemots ICQNTtt 2023 Total Funds FurKts FurMIs Fundraising events 325 2024 2023 Total Funds Funds Fund8 Cost of fund ralslNJ adivitS- purchases 121 121 134 9 EXndIt ¢)n ¢h•rft•blo aGdvltle• ty fund ty 2024 Totsl Funds Funds Funrfo Pmision of fa¢ilit*s Support costs 201,(3 201,063 201.f 2023 Total FurKIs Funds FuThJs Provislon of plE&sthl faolit Support costs 164.332 164,332 1PA.332 164,332 2023 Total Fund$ Tctsl Fund• Funds Provision of prh0o[ Faditss Go¥emance costs 201,IX3 164.332 201,C63 201.063 164.332 2023 Fees Payab to the Inde examinerfor. 220
Happy Bunnles Pre4chool (Southampton) cTrny LThlted by Guarant•0 Clmnpany Regi¥tratlon Number 06368978 ChaTIty Regi5tr4tlon Nurnber 1129843 Year E 12 Staff cos1• 2024 20233 Wages and $arleS ContributiorB to pwtsions r 169,569 7.365 176,934 138,456 4,743 143,199 The average head courrt of eryployees during tre )Ear Yfds 10 (2021.10) average nnber of ful[ equivalated employees during the year is anatyJ as foll. 2024 2023 No. 10 Number of operating staff 10 No employees reIved employee benefits of more than £60,(KKI duriThJ the ytsr. (23. Nil 13 Tntstso remunoradon and •xpen•e No rernuneration or ott*r benefft from nOrent with th8 chanty re T1j by ts trustees. 14 Detjtors 2024 2023 13 Cfeditorn: amounts f•lllng due withln one yoar 2024 2023 16 penOn8 and other post retlr¢ment b•nefits Defined contrllmrtlon plan8 (2023 £4743)
Happy Bunnio PvoS¢hool {JoithaW) Cafiy by Guarnntoo Charity Rogistratlon Numb•r 1129843 17 Anaty81s of clwltabl• fund8 Unr••triet•d fvnd• At 30.09.2024 01.10.20f3 General funds Designated Funds Redundancy reserve 114.534 211.658 201. 125,128 174.534 211.658 201.063 185,128 Rutrictad funds At 30.09.2024 01.10.2023 In(xJm& Exp•ndlthre Tran8f•r• 18 Analy¥ls of n•t as•ots b•lwTr UnrestrIc Totsl Fund8 Fund5 2024 Total Funds 2023 CurrontA88ets Creditors l•$$ 1 185,128 185,128 174.533 185,128 185.128 174.533
Happy Bunnies Pr&8chool {SouthamOon) Company Limited by Guarantee Company Registration Number 06368978 Charlty Reglstration Number 1129843 30th Se tember 2024 Balance sheet of Financial ition as at Current Assets Cash at Bank- Santander Cash at Bank - Nationwide - Reserves Cash in Hand Prepayments Sep-24 Sep23 122,696 113,463 62,431 61,071 185,128 174,533 Current Liabailitiues Creditors: (amounts failing due within one year Net Current Assestsand Total Assests 185.128 174,533 Financed by Capital Account Balance at 1st October 2024 Surplus for the year 174,534 170,032 10,594 4,502 185,128 174,534
Happy Bunnles Pre-sthool (Southampton) Company Llmlted by Guarantee Happy Bunnles Pre4chool (Southampton) Company Llmlted by Guarantso Income and Ex nditure acco nt for the r ended 30th Se ber 2024 Sep-24 Sep-23 Income Grant Funding Fee reiVed -Parents Fundraising Other incomeEcat Bank inteiest rec'd Total Income 195.355 155,489 8,325 11,989 325 606 6,292 1,361 751 211,658 168,833 Expenditure Wages Tax & Ni & Pensions Rent & Waste From SCC & Premises costs Consumables Inc 02 mobile & Workwear Insurance Food & Snacks Cleaning & Hygiene Proffesional and Ofsted: Inc SAGE fee's DBS Accountsnts Fee Fund Raising Other Equipment 152,117 128,022 24,817 15,176 11,187 9,686 1,390 1,903 1,155 764 245 233 1,481 1,609 1,512 1,810 650 650 121 134 4078.24 750 2,309 3.594 Totsl Expenditure 201,063 164,332 Net Surplas for the year 10.594 4.502
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