HAPPY HOURS PRESCHOOL CRAWLEY

Registered charity 1030668 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HAPPY HOURS PLAYGROUP

Pre-school playgroup providing childcare and educational activities for children aged between two and five years old.

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£248k

Latest spending

£248k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £247,885.97, primarily from Local Authority funding and parent fees, against total expenditure of the same amount. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintained a high contingency account balance of £87,361.68 and successfully managed its finances without drawing on reserves. The setting received a 'Good' Ofsted rating and reported increased attendance and supportive parents.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Local Authority Funding

“Principal source of funding comes into preschool via the Local Authority via the Free Entitlement, this is the 15-hour funding” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Angela Hayman
Carly Smiles
Karen Janet Howes
LIMARA HALPIN-TESTER
Louise Silvey
Marina Monteiro Borges
Monika Gallisova
Thivya Bavan

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£248k	£248k
31/08/2024	£229k	£229k
31/08/2023	£185k	£185k
31/08/2022	£183k	£183k
31/08/2021	£175k	£175k

Common questions

Is HAPPY HOURS PRESCHOOL CRAWLEY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £247,885.97, primarily from Local Authority funding and parent fees, against total expenditure of the same amount. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintained a high contingency account balance of £87,361.68 and successfully managed its finances without drawing on reserves. The setting received a 'Good' Ofsted rating and reported increased attendance and supportive parents. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HAPPY HOURS PRESCHOOL.

HAPPY HOURS PRESCHOOL income £140k
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £142k
HORN'S MILL PRE-SCHOOL income £386k
ST JOSEPH'S PLAYGROUP, HERTFORD income £118k
HERMITAGE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £113k
ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £178k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HAPPY HOURS PRESCHOOL CRAWLEY	£248k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HAPPY HOURS PRESCHOOL FY2025	£140k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£142k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
HORN'S MILL PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£386k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST JOSEPH'S PLAYGROUP, HERTFORD FY2025	£118k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HERMITAGE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£113k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.