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← Happy Bunnies Pre-School Southampton

2025-09-30-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1[st] October 2024 Period start date To 30[th] September 2025 Period end date

Charity name: Happy Bunnies Preschool

Charity registration number: 1129843

Objectives and Activities

SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document		 Para 1.17 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 morning (8.45am-11.45am),
afternoon (11.45am-2.45pm) and all day (8.45am-
2.45pm) sessions or a combination of different
sessions.
-to benefit the parents by working in partnership with
them to help their children learn and develop to their full
potential, keeping parents informed 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 resources 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 learning.
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit		 Para 1.18 When considering the charity’s aims and objectives the
trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on public benefit

Additional information (optional)

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

SORP reference 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 reference
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.		 Para 1.20 During the year 58 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 (qualified to Level 3) and 7 Early Years
Practitioners (6 qualified to Level 3 and 1 qualified to
Level 2)
Parents and carers were invited to our annual Winter
Wonderland Christmas event, World Book Day event,
Teddy Bears Picnic event and our end of term Leavers
Lunch for children who would be starting school.
This year in our outdoor area we purchased an outdoor
sink so children can independently wash their hands
when leaving the woodland area. We also purchased a
goal post and bikes to support children’s physical
development. Indoors we purchased colour changing
toys to support children’s sensory skills and to learn
about colours. To develop their creativity and
imagination we purchased some Lego and Mobilo sets.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further 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		 Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period		 Para 1.21 The trustees are satisfied with the financial position of
Happy Bunnies Preschool
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held		 Para 1.22 Happy Bunnies main income is the Nursery Education
funding received 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 £63500. We aim to have money in
reserve to cover main costs for at least three months
and to meet our redundancy liabilities
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £63500
Reasons for holding zero
reserves		 Para 1.22
Details of fund materially in
deficit		 Para 1.24 The Preschool has no deficits
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern		 Para 1.23

Additional information (optional)

Additional information (optional) Additional information (optional) Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)		 Para 1.47 This year we fundraised £420 by holding a Spring
Scavenger Hunt and a Teddy Bears Picnic event.
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted		 Para 1.46
A description of the principal
risks facing the charity		 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 finances due to the increase in
employees wages
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)		 Para 1.25 Memorandum & Articles of Association
How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)		 Para 1.25 Limited by Guarantee
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 Trustees are appointed at the AGM by nominations &
with the highest number of votes from the parents
attending the meeting

Additional information (optional)

You may choose to include 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

Charity name Happy Bunnies Preschool
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number 1129843
Charity’s principal address Happy Bunnies Preschool
6 Viceroy Road
Sholing
Southampton
SO19 8FJ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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year		 Name of person (or body)
entitled to appoint trustee (if
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Ms R Bosworth Chair
Ms S Soutar Secretary
Ms K Mckechnie Treasurer
Ms J Farmer
Ms A Jennings
Ms C Kempton

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

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 information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of
adviser
Name
Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Ful Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) ya Date O4lo21 2b,

Happy Bunnies Pre-School (Southampton) Company Limited by Guarantee Company Registration Number 06368978 Charity Registration Number 1429843

Trustee's Annual Report (incorporating the Directors Report)

Year ended 30 September 2025 The trustees, who are also the directors for the purpose of the company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 September 2024

Reference and Administrative detaits Registered charity name Charity registration number Company registration number Principal office and registered office _\

The trustees Chair Rebecca Bosworth Treasurer Katie McKechnie Secretary

Happy Bunnies Pre-School (Southamp 4129843 6368978 6Happy Viceroy BunniesRoad Pre-School Sholing Southampton $019 8FJ Appointed as Trustee November 2021 Appointed as Trustee November 2025 Appointed as Trustee November 2025

Independent examiner

Fielders Accounting Payroll & VAT Ser Mrs KF Fielder MAAT 7 Tilbrook Road Southampton $015 4HP

=~ Structure, governance and management The company Is run by the Trustees who also form the management committee. The day to day operating decisions are taken by the Group Leader, with the assistance of two deputies.

Objectives and activities The company's continuing objectives and activities are the provision of childcare and pre-school

activities under Ofsted guidelines.

Achievement and performance

The Trustees consider this years achievements to be satisfactory.

Happy Bunnies Pre-School (Southampton) Company Limited by Guarantee Company Registration Number 06368978 Charity Registration Number 1129843

Statement of Financial Activities

(including income and expenditure account)

Year Ended 30 September 2025

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|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |2025|2024| |Unrestricted|Restricted| |Funds|Funds|Total Funds|Total Funds| |Note|7|‘|£|£| |Income andDonations andendowments legacies|5|0|0|0|8)| |Charitable activities|6|207|536|0|207,536|205,040| |Other Trading income|7|2,007|0|2,007|6,617| |Total income|209,543|ie]|209,543|211,658| |“™|Expenditure| |Expenditure on|Costraising of otherfunds:trading activities|8|ia)|18]|6|13]| |Expenditure on charitable activities|9,10|211,312|0|211,312|201,063| |Total Expenditure|211,312|0|211,312|207,063| |Net Income and net movement|in funds|eee-1,768|0|-1,768|410,594| |TotalReconciliation funds broughtof forward funds|185,128|0|185,128|174,534| |Total of funds carried forward|183,360|0|183,360|185,128|

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The Statement of Financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and Expenditure derive from continuing activities.

Happy Bunnies Pre-School (Southampton) Company Limited by Guarantee Company Registration Number 06368978 Charity Registration Number 1129843

Statement of Financial Position Year Ended 30 September 2025

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|||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |2025|2024| |Note|£|£|&| |Current Assets| |Debtors|14|iS)| |Cash at bank and|in hand|183,359|185,128| |183,359|485,128| |Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year|15|0| |Net Current assets|183,359|185,128| |Total assets fess current liabilities|183,359|185,128| |™|=|_ Netassets|183,359|785,128| |FundsUnrestrictedof thefundscharity|183,360|185,128| |Total Charity funds|17|183,360|185,128|

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For the year ending 30 September 2025 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors’ responsibilities:

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These financial statements were approved by the board of trustee's and authorised for issue, and are sianed on behalf of the board by:

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Happy Bunnies Pre-School (Southampton) Company Limited by Guarantee Company Registration Number 06368978

Charity Registration Number 1129843

Trustee's Annual Report (Incorporating the Directors Report) (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2025

Financial review

The trustees are satisfied with the financial position of the company.

The Charity is dependant on local authority grant funding for its income, and the trustees are aware that this source of funding can be subject to change at short notice. Therefore the trustees have designated £60,000 of its unrestricted reserves for possible redundancy costs in the event of changes to the Charity's income stream. The trustees are not aware of any such proposed changes.

Plans for future periods

The Trustees are continuing to plan for the charity to provide satisfactory childcare and pre-school activities.

Small company provisions

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This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption.

The trustees’ annual report was approved and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

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income and Expenditure account for the year ended 30th September 2025

Sep-25 Sep-24

income Grant Funding 201,618 195,355 Fee received -Parents 4,750 8,325 Fundraising 457 325 Other income/Ecat 1,550 6,292 Bank interest rec'd 1,167 1,361 Total income 209,543 211,657

Expenditure Wages 159,218 152,117 Tax & Ni & Pensions 28,880 24,817 Rent & Waste From SCC & Premises 10,277 11,187 Consumables Inc O2 mobile & Work. 1,289 1,390 insurance 910 1,155 Food & Snacks 339 245 Cieaning & Hygiene 1,604 1,481 Proffesional and Ofsted: Inc SAGE fe 2,068 1,512 Accountants Fee 650 650 Fund Raising 33 121 Other 3790.7 4,078 Equipment 2,254 2,309

™ Total Expenditure

211,312 201,063

Net Surplas for the year

-1,768

10,594

Happy Bunnies Pre-School (Southampton) Company Limited by Guarantee Company Registration Number 06368978 Charity Registration Number 1129843

30th September 2025

Balance sheet of Financial position as at

Sep-25 Sep-24

Current Assets

Cash at Bank - Santander Cash at Bank - Nationwide - Reserves Cash in Hand -~Prepayments

119,760 122,696 63,599 62,431 0 0 0 0 183,359 185,128

Current Liabailitiues

Creditors: (amounts failing due within one year

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Net Current Assestsand Total Assests

183,359 185,128

Financed by Capital Account

Balance at 1st October 2025 Surplus for the year

185,128 174,534 -1,768 10,594 183,360 185,128

Happy Bunnies Pre-School (Southampton) Company Registration Number 06368878 Charity Registration Number 1129843

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NOTES: Independent Examination covering year ending 30th September 2025

Income and expenditure are currently recorded using excel spreadsheets where every transaction is recorded and numbered, this allows for ease of tracking and transparency. The number is written on the document which is then scanned in for future referral and quick retrieval.

The system is very workable to follow and transparent. Where invoices for expenses are not held in paper format they can be located within the scanned folder held securely.

THERE WERE NO ERRORS OF CONCERN FOUND.

Expenditure

For everyday essential items purchased and paid by the staff these are cleared for reimbursement on production of receipt straight into the staff members bank account. For more costly items these requests are put to the Trustee's for approval before purchasing.

Income

The majority of income received comes from grants from the government. All transactions are recorded in the spreadsheet. The preschools preferred method of payment from parents is by Standing Order.

Payroll

Payroll is run monthly and paid at the end of month. Paid online and recorded in the spreadsheet. A breakdown of payroll including pensions is held within the online accessed software (Sage Online and NEST Online) accessed by authorised personnel only.

Income and expenditure spreadsheet

The spreadsheet works really well and is a good basis for keeping the accounts in order.

Petty Cash

The Charity does not hold a petty cash float.

POINTS TO NOTE:

Trustee's

The trustee's officers continued from 2024 to 2025, resignations were given from September 25.

HMRC are implementing changes to reporting using the online filing system from April 2026.The annual accounts will be submitted by an alternative software provider approved by HMRC.

Happy Bunnies Pre-School (Southampton) Company Limited by Company Registration Number 06368978 Charity Registration Number 1129843

independent Examiners Report to the trustees of Happy Bunnies Pre -School (Southampton)

Year Ended 30 September 2025 | report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Happy Bunnies Pre-School (Southampton) (‘the charity’) for the year ended 30 September 2025

Responsibilities and basis of the report

As the trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of the company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act’)

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Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16
of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, | report in respect of my examination of
the charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In
carrying out my examination | have followed the directions given by the Charity's Commission under section
145 (5) (b) of the 2011 Act.
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Independent examiners statement

| have completed my examination. | confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe: $ accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as requited by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or 2 the financial statements do not accord with those records; or 3 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 ‘rue and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of any independent examination; or 4 the financial staraments have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statements of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of ireland (FRS 102) | have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention sink should be drawn in respect in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Fielders Accounting Payroll & VAT Services Mrs KF Fielder MAAT 7 Tilbrook Road Southampton $015 4HP

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