## **Happy Days AGM 14 March 2023** ## **Welcome to everyone present and thank you for coming.** **Staffing** **We would like to congratulate Sharon on her new role as Joint Manager and Zoe taking on the role of Deputy.** **Welcome to new members of staff, Becky Farrell and Fiona Cook.** **Sadly we said goodbye to Gemma and Maisie who is now on maternity after the birth of her baby girl.** **Vikki has given notice that she is leaving at the end of the Summer Term, we will be appointing a new member staff (level 3) for the September Term.** **Numbers of Children are good, with 20 children most days and 30 children on the register.** **The council have offered to help us secure a grant to decorate Happy Days and a replace kitchen! We need to get 3 supplier quotes.** **All staff have completed First Aid training along with Safeguarding.** **A huge thank you to Staff and Parents for their fundraising efforts, without this we would not have the ‘extras’ that make our setting so welcoming. This year we raised £900 from Santa’s Sleigh, we also raised funds from the Bubble Pop and Christmas raffle.** **The proposal to develop the Sports Centre and the surroundings are now under review in light of the current economic climate.** CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGIAND AND WALES Trustees. Annual Report for the period From 1.1.22 Period end date Period start date To 31.12.22 Charity nam•: Happy Days Pre-school Charity rngistration nurn￿r: 1143906 Objectives and Activities Summary of the purposes of the charty as set out in its ovemin document Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit. in particular. the 8Ctivitie$, projects or services identified in the accounts. Statement confimiing whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefft Parn 1.17 Pwa 1.17aTrJ 1.19 Childcare and Early years educatlon Parn 1.18 Yes confim￿l Addltlonal Inforniatlon {opfjonal) You ma Ghoose to include further statements where relevant about: Parn 1.38 Policy on grant making P*¥ 1.38 Policy on social investrnent including program related investment Contribution made by vdunteers Achievements and Perforniance Summary ofthe main achievements of the tharty. identfying the difference the charity's work has made lo the circumstances of ils beneficiaries and any whjer benefrts to soryety as a whole. PJa 1.20 Additional Infofmallon (optlonal) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about: Achievements against objectives set Parn 1.41 Perfomiance of fundraising activrties against obj'ertives set Investment perfonnance against otfj'ectives Parn 1.41 Other Financial Review Review of the charty's financial position at the end of the nod Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stalin wh the are held Amount of reserves held Reasons for holding zero reserves Details of fund materially in deficit Explanation of any unrErtainties about the Charty continuing as a goiThJ Para 1.21 A loss was made this year for varlous reasons, but VR still have a decent rnserve. Reserves are held for years with lower numbers of children andlor possible future redundanci08 if we lose buildin P¥3 1.22 Para 1.22 Para 1.22 nla Para 1.24 Para 1.YJ Possibility of future building work on the land we are based on. Cost of living means parents are sending children for fewer sesslons. Government are not provlding a sustainablg level of fundin9 to Earty Years sector. not in line with th• rise in natsonal livin e and inflation. Addttlonal infomiatlon (optional) You ma Choose to indude further ststements vtt*re relevant about." The chanty's principal SoUr￿S of funds (induding any fundraising) Para 1.47 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment pots'cy adopted P*rn t.46 A descriptm of the prinapal risks facing the charity Para 1.46 Structure. Governance and Management Description of charity's trusts.. Type of goveming docunent Community led Pre-school (Charity) PaTr 1.25 Constitution {PSLA} How is the Gharity constrtuted? Parn 1.25 Unicorporated association Trustee selection methc¥Js 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 Electlon to post agreed by rest of tha committee. Additional infonnation (oplional) You ma choose to indude further statements where relevant about.. Policies and procedures adopted for the indu(Aion arKI training of trustees Pw• 1.51 The chanty's organisational structure and any WKler network with which ttr charrty works P•rn 1.51 Relationship with any related parties P¥• 1.51 oth Reference and Administrative details Charil name Other name the cha . uses Registered tharty number Charity's principal2ddress Ha 1143906 Lagley Meadow Youth Centre Dwglas Garden5 Berkhamsted HP4 3PE Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Trustee name Office (if any) Name of person {or body) entitled oint trustee rfan ear Christine Williamson Tra￿Y 01 Jo Rooke Chair Treasurer Laila Evans Stephanie Brooks Zoe Taylor Amanda Mccord Katie Hansard 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Co orate trustees - names of the directors at the date the re DSr•ctor nam• rtwasa roved Name of trustees hokling trtle to property be1(￿gir￿j to the tharty Tnnt•e name Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets Cash in bank held in this capacty Name and objects of the charty on whose behaff the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity's oLy'ects Details of arrangements for safe custody and ségregation of such assets from the charty's own assets Designated person to manage bank accounts- overseen by Pre-school manager and treasurer Addltlonal Infomiatlon (optionall Names and addresses of advisars {Optlonal Inforniailon) Type of Nam• Address adviser Name of chlef oxacutlve or names of senlor staff members Ioptional inforniation) Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non-disdosure of ke rsonnel details Other o tional infonnation Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the tn￿tea8. report above. Signed on behalf of the charitys ITUStees Signature(s) Full namq$) Position (eg Secretary, Chair. etc) Christine Wlliamson Chair Dats 17.5.2023 **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** |**Section A**
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**examiner's statement**||Charity Name
Happy Days Pre-school
2022
**Charity no**
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I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended**31/12/2022.**
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
(“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
~~[The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to~~
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Happy Days Pre-school||| |||||| |||2022|**Charity no**
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(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)||| |||||| - I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or - the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or - the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ |**Signed:**
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**(if any):**|**Date:**|| |---|---|---| |||18/05/2023| |||| ||Caroline Robinson|| |||| ||FCA|| 1 **Oct 2018** **IER** 43 Tresco Road **Address:** HP4 3LA Berkhamsted ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . **Figures per annual return** Bank Cash Total 2 **Oct 2018** **IER** |Income|Fees|||77,614.69|0.00|77,614.69| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||Fundraising|||1,808.00|0.00|| ||Interest|||0.00||| ||Other|||15.00||| |||||79,437.69|0.00|79,437.69| |||||||| |Expenditure||||||| ||Wages|||66,255.93||| ||PSLA
Insurance/training/books/Ofsted
fees|||1,699.34||| ||Rent|||12,000.00||| ||Purchases Equipment and
sundries|||2,431.46||| ||Other (Petty cash)|||0.00|0.00|| |||||||| |||||82,386.73|0.00|82,386.73| |||||||| |Net profit/loss||||-2,949.04|0.00|-2,949.04| 3 **Oct 2018** **IER**