HAPPY CHILDREN LTD

Registered charity 1162937 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as N/A

Provision of child care services

Objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWINGTHE OBJECTS OF THE ORGANISATION ARE PRIMARILY TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, CARE AND DEVELOPMENTTO PRE-SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN AND WIDER SERVICES TO SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN EG: AFTER SCHOOL ANDHOLIDAY CLUBS.ADDITIONALLY, AN OBJECT IS TO ENCOURAGE PARENTS (AND THE WIDER LOCAL COMMUNITY) TORECOGNISE AND SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AS THEY DEVELOP FROM AN EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL,CULTURAL AND PHYSICAL STANDPOINT.THE ABOVE WILL BE DELIVERED BY:- PROVIDING FACILITIES AND AN APPROPRIATELY QUALIFIED STAFFING COMPLEMENT TO ENABLE PLAY,EDUCATION AND CARE FOR CHILDREN (IN PARTICULAR VULNERABLE CHILDREN) VIA TRAINING ANDSUPPORT TO PARENTS ENABLING THEM TO BECOME FULLY INVOLVED AND RESPONSIBLE IN THEIRCHILD’S ACTIVITIES- SUCH SERVICES, ACTIVITIES AND DEVELOPMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ALL CHILDREN REGARDLESSOF RACE, CULTURE, FAITH OR DISABILITY- PROVIDING FACILITIES, SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO FAMILIES AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY IN ORDERTHAT SUCH INDIVIDUALS / GROUPS CAN BECOME ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE DELIVERY OFCHILD(REN’S) NEEDS

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.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£465k
Latest spending
£274k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an excess of income over expenditure of £202,021 for the year ended 31 May 2025. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £956,846 are within the stated policy target of three to six months of operating costs. The filing indicates no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six months of general (unrestricted) operating costs (held: £957k)
“The Trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets, which are the free reserves of the charity, should be between three and six months of general (unrestricted) operating costs” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Liverpool City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£465k£274k
31/05/2024£363k£215k
31/05/2023£258k£186k
31/05/2022£217k£173k
31/05/2021£224k£149k

Common questions

Is HAPPY CHILDREN LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an excess of income over expenditure of £202,021 for the year ended 31 May 2025. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £956,846 are within the stated policy target of three to six months of operating costs. The filing indicates no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHILDREN CARE CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HAPPY CHILDREN LTD£465k—0within—no doubt
CHILDREN CARE CENTRE FY2025£231k—0unclear—no doubt
FAKENHAM CHILDREN'S DAYCARE CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£512k—0within—no doubt
ABC CHILDCARE (IPSWICH) LTD FY2025£253k—0within—no doubt
RAINBOW CHILDREN'S NURSERY LIMITED FY2025£432k—0above—no doubt
The London Taxi Drivers' Charity for Children FY2025£186k—0unclear—no doubt

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