
## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** 

Period start date Period end date 31 January 2023 31 January 2024 **From To** 

## 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** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Cath Mileman|Chair|||
||Suzi Chandler|Secretary|||
||Elizabeth May|Treasurer|||
||Suzie Shaw|Trustee|||
||Lauren Abraham|Trustee|||
||Frank Collins|Trustee|||
||Jatinder Dhanoa|Trustee|||
||Elisabeth Croft|Trustee|||
||KateyMattey|Trustee|||
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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** 

March **2012** 

**TAR** 

1 



## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Type of adviser**|**Name**<br>**Address**|**Name**<br>**Address**|
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|**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)** 

The pre school operates on a model suggested by the Early Years You **may choose** to include Alliance on which the constitution is provided and adopted. The manager additional information, where works alongside the trustees to manage through regular contact and relevant, about: 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** 

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 objects of the charity set out in its governing document** 

March **2012** 

**TAR** 

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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. 

**Summary of the main** opportunities for children of all race, culture, religion, means or ability **activities undertaken for the** within our setting. **public benefit in relation to** We encourage the study of the needs of individual children and their **these objects (include within** families promoting public interest in and recognition of such needs in the **this section the statutory** local area. **declaration that trustees have** We run the pre school in reference to the guidance and objectives set by **had regard to the guidance** the Early Years Alliance, Statutory Guidance and the EYFS and have **issued by the Charity** regards to the guidance issued by the Charities Commission on Public **Commission on public** Benefit. **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 We have fund raised for several building maintenance projects to be **Summary of the main** completed.  Provision of educational services to children from the ages of **achievements of the charity** 2.5 to 4. **during the year** 

**Section E                    Financial review** We maintain enough monies to ensure that general expenditure is not **Brief statement of the** affected by the fluctuations in the timing of our income from EYNF via **charity’s policy on reserves** 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. **Details of any funds materially** None **in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information)** 

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

March **2012** 

**TAR** 

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- 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** 18/01/2024 

March **2012** 

**TAR** 

4 



## **HAPPY HOURS PRE-SCHOOL - REGISTERED CHARITY 293559** 

## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT** 

## **for the Year Ended 31 March 2023** 

|**Unrestricted**<br>**£**<br>**A1 Receipts**<br>Fees<br>140,977<br>Special Needs funding<br>-<br>Donations<br>-<br>Fundraising<br>1,970<br>Bank Interest<br>-<br>Sundry<br>1,000<br>**Sub total**<br>**143,947**<br>**A2 Asset and investment sales etc**<br>-<br>**Total receipts**<br>**143,947**<br>**A3 Payments**<br>Employee Costs<br>104,620<br>Premises Costs<br>2,732<br>General administrative expenses<br>7,348<br>Fundraising<br>-<br>Legal and professional costs<br>670<br>Other finance charges<br>180<br>Other expenses<br>205<br>**Sub total**<br>**115,757**<br>**A3 Asset and investment purchases e**<br> -<br>Furniture, Fictures and Fittings<br>-<br>**Total payments**<br>**115,757**<br>**eceipts/(net of payments)**<br>**28,191**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>-|**Restricted**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>**-**<br>-<br> **-**<br>**-**<br>-<br> **-**<br> **-**<br>-|**£**<br>**Funds**<br>**Endowment**|
|---|---|---|
|||**-**<br>-|
|||**-**|
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|||**-**<br>-|
|<br>Furniture, Fictures and Fittings<br>**Total payments**<br>**eceipts/(net of payments)**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**|||
|||**-**|
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|||**-**|
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**A6 Cash funds last year end** 218,196 

**Cash funds this year end** 

**246,387** 

**-** 



|**2023 Total**<br>**£**<br>**140,977**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**1,970**<br>**-**<br>**1,000**<br>**143,947**<br>**-**<br>**143,947**<br>**104,620**<br>**2,732**<br>**7,348**<br>**-**<br>**670**<br>**180**<br>**205**<br>**115,757**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**115,757**<br>**28,191**<br>**-**|2022 Total<br>£<br>127,085<br>-<br>1,000<br>1,745<br>-<br>-|
|---|---|
||**129,830**<br>-|
||**129,830**|
||98,713<br>2,773<br>6,929<br>-<br>270<br>-<br>340|
||**109,024**<br>-<br>-|
||**109,024**|
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||**20,806**|
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218,196
197,390
246 387
218 196

## **HAPPY HOURS PRE-SCHOOL - REGISTERED CHARITY 293559** 

## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES** 

## **as at 31 March 2023** 

|**Unrestricted**<br>**£**<br>**B1 Cash Funds**<br>Bank - No 1<br>-<br>Bank - No 2<br>Bank - No 3<br>246,387<br>**246,387**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>HMRC overpayments<br>Debtors<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for charity's own use**<br>Premises<br>Furniture, fixtures and fittings<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>Trade creditors<br>Employee wages<br>Employee expenses<br>Deferred revenue<br>Total liabilities<br>**Funds to**<br>**which asset**<br>**belongs**|**Restricted**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br> **-**<br>**Cost**<br>-|**£**<br>**Funds**<br>**Endowment**|
|---|---|---|
|||**-**|
|||-<br>**Current**<br>**value**|





Happy Hours Pre-School operates under a model constitution recommended by the Pre-School Learning All Twyford & District.  The committee considers a Receipts and Payments account to be the appropriate form o reviewed by an Independent Examiner. 

All funds were free funds.  There were no restricted or endowed funds. 

I approve these accounts and confirm that I have made available all relevant records and information for the 



**2022** 

**£** 

- - 218,196 

**218,196** 

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**Funds to which asset belongs** 



liance to provide pre-school facilites in of report and the accounts should be 

eir preparation. 



## **HAPPY HOURS PRE-SCHOOL - REGISTERED CHARITY 293559** 

## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** 

## **for the Year Ended 31 March 2023** 

|**1 Receipts & Payments Account analysis**<br>**Receipts**<br>Fees<br>Special Needs funding<br>Donations<br>Fundraising<br>Bank Interest<br>**Other receipts**<br>Milk<br>Training<br>Outings<br>Sundry<br>TOTAL IN<br>**Employee Payments**<br>Wages and salaries<br>Staff training<br>**Premises payments**<br>Rent<br>Rates<br>Maintenance and repairs<br>Supplies<br>**Asset Purchases**<br>Furniture, Fixtures and Fittings|**2023**<br>**£**<br>**140,977**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**1,970**<br>**-**<br>**142,947**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**1,000**<br>**1,000**<br>**143,947**<br>**104,548**<br>**72**<br>**104,620**<br>**810**<br>**1,776**<br>**146**<br>**-**<br>**2,732**<br>**-**<br> **-**|**2022**<br>**£**<br>**127,085**<br>**-**<br>**1,000**<br>**1,745**<br>**-**|
|---|---|---|
|||**129,830**|
|||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|
|||**-**|
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|||**129,830**|
|||**98,163**<br>**551**|
|||**98,713**|
|||**810**<br>**232**<br>**1,730**<br>**-**|
|||**2,773**|
|||**-**|
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|**General administrative expenses**<br>Phones<br>Materials and consumables<br>Information and publications<br>Subscriptions<br>Insurance<br>Equipment expensed<br>**Fundraising**<br>Fundraising<br>**Legal and professional payments**<br>Accountants fees<br>Other legal and professional<br>**Other finance payments**<br>Bank Charges<br>**Other payments**<br>Sundry<br>Milk<br>Groceries<br>Outings|-<br>4,082<br>-<br>97<br>670<br>2,500<br>7,348<br> **-**<br>620<br>50<br>670<br>180<br>205<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>205|1,379|
|---|---|---|
|||2,598<br>-<br>73<br>1,551<br>1,329|
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|||6,929|
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|||220<br>50|
|||270|
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|||340<br>-<br>-<br>-|
|||340|





(HARllY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES
Independent examinerfs report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
Happy Hour5 Pre4chool
On accounts for the year
ended
31 March 2023
Charity no
lif any)
293559
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity {'the Trust.) for the year ended 31 March 2023.
Responsibilities and
basis of report
As the charty's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
(Yte Ad,).
I report in resped of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying oui my examination, I
have followed all the applieAble Diredion6 given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(51{b} of the Act.
Independent
examiner's statement I have compl8t8d my examination. I confim thal 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 y￿re not kept in accordan￿ with section 130
of the Chartties Act., or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records,. or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements
conceming 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 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
bwth the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in
order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be r8ached.
Ple888 delete the words in the brackets rf they do not apply.
Slgned:
Dats:
2610112024
Namè:
Gisela Sharpe FCCA
Relèvant profèssional
qualification{s) or body
lif any):
ACCA
IER
Oct 2018

Address:
16 Lincoln Gardens
Twyford
Berkshire RG10 9HU.
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highli9hl material matters of concern
(see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and
guidance for examiners).
Givè here brief details of
any Items that the
examiner wlshes to
disclose.
IER
Oct 2018