HAPPY HILL ESSEX CIO

Registered charity 1193856 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance in life and relieve the needs of young people through:(a) the provision of recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their conditions of life;(b) providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals.

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Latest income
£379k
Latest spending
£271k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £232,158, which exceeds its stated policy target of six months' expenditure. The accounts state there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months' of expenditure (held: £232k)
“The Trustees aim to hold funds amounting to six months' of expenditure to ensure that it can continue to operate should there be an unexpected reduction in income levels.” — page 12
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Hill
“Happy Hill Essex CIO has received £108,972 (2025: £113,240) of funding during the year.” — page 32
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£379k£271k
31/03/2025£291k£225k
31/03/2024£196k£147k
31/03/2023£125k£84k
31/03/2022£141k£70k

Common questions

Is HAPPY HILL ESSEX CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £232,158, which exceeds its stated policy target of six months' expenditure. The accounts state there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HAPPY HILL ESSEX CIO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HAPPY HILL ESSEX CIO as a grant recipient include CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE CHARIS TRUST, THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE TUDWICK FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE CHARIS TRUSTFY2022£4kdonation towards additional needs activity centre.
THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£4k
THE TUDWICK FOUNDATIONFY2023£3k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund14/02/2025£18kYouth Club for Young Adults with Special Educational Needs & Disabilities
The National Lottery Community Fund15/10/2021£10kSupport for Children with SEND in our Saturday and Holiday Clubs
UK government24/06/2020£6kVSCE CMC Fund

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DOG KENNEL HILL AP LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HAPPY HILL ESSEX CIO£379k—0unclear—no doubt
DOG KENNEL HILL AP LIMITED FY2025£169k—0unclear—no doubt
WEST MARSH DEVELOPMENT TRUST ASSOCIATION LTD FY2025£327k—0unclear—no doubt
HAPPY TOTS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£353k—0unclear—noted
MOHEBBAN AL - MAHDI YOUTH FOUNDATION FY2025£430k—0unclear—no doubt
HILL HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025£10.7m——above—no doubt

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