CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALES Trustees. Annual Report for the period From 1.1.23 Period end date Perfod stsrt date To 31.12.23 Charity name: Happy Days PrHchool Charity rngistrallon number 1143906 Objectives and Activities Summary of the purposes of the chanty as set out in ts ovemin document Summary of the main activities in ￿lab.on to those purposes for the public benefft, in particular, the activrties, projects or services identffied in the account8. Statement confiming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidanc8 issued by the Charity Commission on public benefrt Para 1.17 Pre4chool Parn 1.17 1.19 Chlldw• and Early years educatlon Pw• 1.18 Addltlonal Infomiatlon {optlonal) You ma hoose to include further statemerts where relevant abouL" Parn 1.38 Policy on grant making P¥a 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Parn 1.38 Contribub'on made by volunteers Achievements and Perforniance Summary ofthe rnain achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the chanty's has made to the circumstances of rts beneficiaries and any W￿er beneffts to SOC#8ty as a whole. Para 120 Additional Infomiation (opoonal) You ma choose to include further sL￿ernents ￿ relevant about Achievements against objectives set Pwo 1.41 Perfomance of fundraising adivrties against objectives Investment perfomiance against obje¢tiv88 Pwa 1.41 Other Financial Review Review of the chanty's financial position at end of the SL*ement explaining the policy for holding reseThes statin are held Amount of reserves held Reasons for holding zero reserves Details of fund materially in deficii Explanation of any uncertanties about the chanty continuing as a wng ¢oncem P•• 1.21 A small10ss was made due to HMRC not repaying maternty pay ovftd until next financial ear.1 Reserves are held for y•aYs with lower numberJ of children andlor possible fu￿re rodundancies rf we lose buildin Pwa 122 Para 1.22 Pm 122 nla Parn124 P￿125 Possibility of future buildlng work on the land we are based on. Cost of livlng means parents are sanding chlldrnn for sessions. Govomment are not providlng a sustainable lèvel of fundlng to Early Years sactor. not in line with the rlse In national livln and Infiatlon. Additional infomiatlon (optional) You ma choose to include further statements where Trlevant about.. The charity's pri￿1PaI sources of funds (indudiTrJ any furKlraising) P8A 1.47 Investment policy and objediv8s induding any 50¢ial inv88tmerrt policy adopted Pw• 1.46 A descripts'on of the prin(xpal risks facing the tharity 1.46 Other Structure. Governance and Management Descripts'on of charty's trusts.. Type of govemiNJ document Communlty led Pre-school (Charty) P•1.25 Constits￿on (PSLA) How És the chaiity Constituted? PaTr125 Trustee selection methods induding details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or tK)dy enlitied to appoint one or more trustees P*a 125 Elecllon to post agreed by rest of the Addftlonal Infomiatlon **members of**
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**basis of report**|Charity Name
Happy Days Pre-school|Charity Name
Happy Days Pre-school|Charity Name
Happy Days Pre-school| |---|---|---|---| ||||| ||2023|**Charity no**
**(if any)**|1143906| ||||| ||3
(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)||| ||I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended**31/12/2023**.
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.||| |**Independent**
**examiner's statement**|~~[The charity~~’~~s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to~~
~~undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of~~
~~applicable listed body]].~~~~_Delete_ [ ]~~~~_if not applicable._~~| |---|---| 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 *) w~~ hich 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:**
**Name:**
**Relevant professional**
**qualification(s) or body**||22/05/2024| |---|---|---| |||| ||Caroline Robinson FCA|| |||| ||Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales|| 1 **Oct 2018** **IER** ## **(if any):** **Address:** 43 Tresco Road, Berkhamsted, Herts. HP4 3LA ## **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** 2 **Oct 2018** **IER** ## **return** |**return**|**return**|**return**|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||Bank
Cash
Total||| |Income|Fees||82,985.17|0.00|82,985.17| ||Fundraising||1,519.31|0.00|| ||Interest||144.10||| ||Other||4,003.62||| ||||88,652.20|0.00|88,652.20| ||||||| |Expenditure|||||| ||Wages||72,818.95||| ||PSLA
Insurance/training/books/Ofsted
fees||974.93||| ||Rent||12,000.00||| ||Purchases Equipment and
sundries||3,050.94||| ||Other||234.00|0.00|| ||||||| ||||89,078.82|0.00|89,078.82| ||||||| |Net profit/loss|||-426.62|0.00|-426.62| 3 **Oct 2018** **IER**