2022-03-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 31 January 2022 31 January 2023

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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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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
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1 Cath Mileman Chair
2 Suzi Chandler Secretary
3 Elizabeth May Treasurer
4 Suzie Shaw Trustee
5 Lauren Abraham Trustee
6 Frank Collins Trustee
7 Jatinder Kaur Trustee
8 Elisabeth Croft Trustee
9 Katey Mattey Trustee
10 Sachiko Suckling Trustee
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

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Name Dates acted if not for whole year
Emma Thomas Start 1 [st] September 2020
Elizabeth May Start 1 [st] September 2020
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Holly McRitchie Start 1[st] September 2020 Merial Hart Start 1[st] September 2020

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

Constitution 2011 Type of governing document

• (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 aged 2.5 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

We have fund raised for several building maintenance projects to be completed, replacement kitchen and flooring, (flooring a structural issue not cosmetic but have been delayed due to COVID)

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) C Mileman Full name(s) Mrs C Mileman Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc) Date 18/01/2023

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HAPPY HOURS PRE-SCHOOL - REGISTERED CHARITY 293559

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT

for the Year Ended 31 March 2022

A1 Receipts Fees Special Needs funding Donations Fundraising Bank Interest Sundry Sub total A2 Asset and investment sales etc Total receipts A3 Payments Employee Costs Premises Costs General administrative expenses Fundraising Legal and professional costs Other finance charges Other expenses Sub total A3 Asset and investment purchases etc. Furniture, Fictures and Fittings Total payments Net of receipts/(net of payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end	Unrestricted £ 127,085 - 1,000 1,745 - - 129,830 - 129,830 98,713 2,773 6,929 - 270 - 340 109,024 - - 109,024 20,806 - 197,390 218,196	Restricted £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Funds Endowment £ - - - - - - - - -	2022 Total £ 127,085 - 1,000 1,745 - - 129,830 - 129,830 98,713 2,773 6,929 - 270 - 340 109,024 - - 109,024 20,806 - 197,390 218,196	2021 Total £ 109,815 - - 3,182 - - 112,997 - 112,997 93,778 1,767 4,406 1,174 180 - 1 101,306 - - - 11,691 - 185,699 197,390

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 Happy Hours Pre-school On accounts for the year end8d 31 March 2022 Charity no (if any 293559 Set out on pages Iremombttr lo iBc￿e the p8ye nuthers of ad￿￿É40Th81 sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of th8 above Charity {"the Trust.) for the year ended 3110312U22. Responsibilities and basls of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charrties Act 2011 ('the Act.) I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts Ca￿led oui under section 145 ofthe 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by th8 Charity Commission under section 145{5){b) of the Act. Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention in ¢onne¢tion 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 ofthe Charities Act. or the accounts did not accord with the accounting record5,' or the accounts did not compty with the applicable requirements conceming the fomi and content of accounts S8t out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in ord6r to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please delete the words in the brack8ts if they do not apply. Signed: Date: 2610112023 Name: Gisela Sharpe FCCA Relevant professlonal qualification(sl or body lif any): ACCA Addrnss. 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 charity accounts.. diredions and guidance for examiners). Glve here brief details of any items that the examinerwishes to dlsclose. IER Oct 2018