2021-03-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 24 January 2021 24 January 2022

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Happy Hours Pre School

Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 293559 Charity's principal address Polehampton Infant School

Hermitage Drive Twyford, Berkshire Postcode RG10 9HS

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Dates acted if Name of person (or body)
Trustee name Office (if any) not for whole entitled to appoint trustee
year (if any)
1 Alison John Chair
2 Lucinda Martin Secretary
3 Elizabeth May Treasurer
4 Holly McRitchie Committee Member
5 Amy Dietz de Broise Committee Member
6 Rebecca Cook Committee Member
7 Suzie Chandler Committee Member
8 Julie Ingram Committee Member
9 Katey Mattey Committee Member
10 Erika May Committee Member
11 Elizabeth Croft Committee Member
12 Suzie Shaw Committee Member
13 Cath Mileman Committee Member
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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 Emma Thomas Elizabeth May

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Holly McRitchie

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Katharine Cromar - Manager

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution 2011

• (eg. trust deed, constitution)

Charitable Trust How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)

Elected by members Trustee selection methods

• (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

The pre school operates on a model suggested by the Early Years Alliance on which the constitution is provided and adopted. The manager works alongside the trustees to manage through regular contact and committee meetings 6 times per annum.

• 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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Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

Our pre school aims to provide high quality care and education for children for 2 years up to school to prepare them for life’s journey in a safe, caring, inclusive environment.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

We offer appropriate play, education and care facilities, family learning and flexible hours. With parent’s consent, we take full responsibility for, and become involved in activities in the setting ensuring that we offer opportunities for children of all race, culture, religion, means or ability within our setting. We encourage the study of the needs of individual children and their families promoting public interest in and recognition of such needs in the local area.

We run the pre school in reference to the guidance and objectives set by the Early Years Alliance, Statutory Guidance and the EYFS and have regards to the guidance issued by the Charities Commission on Public Benefit.

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

There have been many extra costs during the year due to the Covid pandemic (extra cleaning materials hand sanitiser and PPE, wear and tear on toys from continual cleaning). Fund raising has been used to support these extra costs. Funds have also been used to fix the hot water supply to the sinks and to buy a sterilising machine.

Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

We maintain enough monies to ensure that general expenditure is not affected by the fluctuations in the timing of our income from EYNF via local authority. We maintain sufficient income to maintain and repair our current facility whilst continually fundraising for the eventual replacement of our old terrapin building.

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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

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) E Thomas Full name(s) Mrs Elizabeth Rose May Position (eg Secretary, Treasurer Chair, etc) Date 23/01/2022

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HAPPY HOURS PRE-SCHOOL - REGISTERED CHARITY NO 293559

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

A1 Receipts Fees Donations Fundraising Sundry Sub total A2 Asset and Investment sales etc Total receipts A3 Payments Employee Costs Premises costs General administrative expenses Fundraising Legal & professional costs Other finance charges Other expenses A3 Asset and investment purchases Furniture, fixtures and fittings Total payments Net receipts/payments A5 transfers between funds A6 cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end	Unrestricted £ 109815 3182 112997 - 112997 93778 1767 4406 1171 180 101302 101302 11695 185695 197390	Restricted £ 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0	Funds Endowment £ 0 - 0 0 0	Total 2020 £ 109815 0 3182 0 112997 - 112997 93778 1767 4406 1171 180 101302 101302 11695 0 11695	Total 2020 £ 131405 0 5808 28 137241 - 137241 86079 9036 6163 597 180 0 102055 0 102055 35186 150509 185695

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Clidiity P4&tt Happy Hours Pre-school On accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021 Charity no lif any) 293559 Set out on pagos (fevn-￿.ber lo include the pa9¢ numbe￿ of ￿ditIOnal Sh$￿5} I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the al)ove charity ("the Trust°} for the year ended 3110312019. R8sponsibilities and basis of rèport As the Gharity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Acl 2011 {"the Act") I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's a¢¢ounts Carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)Ib) of the Ad. Independent examiner's statement I have completed rny examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below ') which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: the accounting records were not kept in accordance with sedion 130 ofthe Charities Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records,. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in th8 Charities {Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fail view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no cOn￿rn$ 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. Pl8as8 d&l8te the words in the brackets rf they do not apply. Slgned: Date: 2010112022 Name: Gisela Sharpe FCCA Relevant professional qualificationl$) or body Ilf any): ACCA Address: 16 Lincoln Gardens IER Oct 2018

Twyford Berkshire RG10 9HU. Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern . (see CC32, Independent examination of oharity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief detai18 of any items that the examinor wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018