Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
    • Grant maker support: +8
    Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

    HAPPY KIDS 

    'after school' educational and recreational clubs
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    Established: 15 years

    mail@happy-kids.org.uk

    02082117891

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/03/23£231£214£17n/an/an/an/an/a31
    31/03/22£161£155£6n/an/an/an/an/a26
    31/03/21£165£160£5n/an/an/an/an/a25
    31/03/20£87£75£12n/an/an/an/an/a24
    31/03/19£87£86£1n/an/an/an/an/a20
    31/03/18£54£50£4£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/17*£75£67£8£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/16*£52£63£-11£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/15£75£61£14£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/14*£55£44£10£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/13*£18£25£-8£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/12*£9£10£-2£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/11*£53£56£-4£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/10£20£13£7£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Listed activities
    • Amateur Sport
    • Education/Training
    How it operates
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Barnet, Hackney, Haringey,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 31 volunteers

    Who's supporting them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    National Lottery Community Fund£39,870
    Hackney Council£38,956
    City Bridge Trust£19,770
    Hackney CVS£16,061
    BBC Children in Need£13,987
    DCMS£12,991
    Masonic Trust£12,900
    Woodward Charitable Trust£4,500
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Hackney CVS - Hackney Giving and LBH Cost of Living
    £5,061 09/11/2023
    We will once again distribute food vouchers to 19 of the most needy families of our beneficiaries with special needs worth £30 each, weekly for 8 weeks.
    Woodward Charitable Trust - Core costs
    £1,500 31/10/2023
    Core costs
    National Lottery Community Fund - MH-Shining Star
    £10,000 28/07/2023
    The funding will be used to run singing and drama camps for girls aged 11 -13 from the Jewish community. The project will engage them in positive activities during the summer holidays with the aim of ....more
    Hackney CVS - Hackney Giving and LBH Cost of Living
    £5,000 17/07/2023
    Food vouchers for families with children with special needs
    Hackney CVS - Hackney Giving and LBH Cost of Living
    £6,000 31/01/2023
    Food vouchers for families
    National Lottery Community Fund - 'Let's Build'
    £10,000 29/09/2022
    The funding will be used to deliver weekly Lego therapy sessions for children with communication needs and a 12 week personal development programme for children with poor social skills. The project ....more
    Hackney Council - Grant to Happy Kids
    £5,000 12/05/2022
    ‘Triumphant-Troopers’ will provide weekly therapy group sessions, to 96 deprived children(aged 5-11) displaying emotional ill-health. Cost free sessions will empower participants to come through ....more
    Woodward Charitable Trust - Core Costs
    £3,000 28/03/2022
    Towards core costs
    Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
    £12,900 10/11/2021
    Unrestricted core funding for small charities
    National Lottery Community Fund - ‘Yes-I-Can-Come-Through-Covid-Stronger’
    £10,000 06/08/2021
    The funding will be used to provide Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy sessions to deprived Orthodox Jewish children aged 5-11 with mild to moderate special needs who have regressed ....more
    Hackney Council - Grant to Happy Kids
    £28,964 24/03/2021
    12
    Wave 5 (Project): The funding will deliver holistic support to 288 children disproportionately affected by Covid19 through an after-school support hub. Children will attend homework club and ....more
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to Happy Kids
    £10,000 08/12/2020
    0
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Happy Kids
    £10,992 30/11/2020
    This project will provide individual and group therapy sessions for children and young people from the Orthdox Jewish community who live in low-income households, to help improve their mental health
    DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
    £9,996 25/09/2020
    "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Happy Kids
    £2,995 17/06/2020
    6
    COVID19 - This project will provide therapy equipment and activites for disabled children who are isolated at home due to Covid-19 and it will help increase their emotional well being.
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £2,995 03/06/2020
    NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to Happy Kids
    £9,770 15/05/2020
    A grant of £9,770 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Spring Breakaway
    £9,870 02/03/2020
    1
    The project will use the funding to provide away days and activities for girls from the orthodox Jewish community, providing opportunities to engage in social activities and an insight into a wider ....more
    Hackney Council - Grant to Happy Kids
    £4,992 10/12/2019
    12
    "I-love-to-play-my-way" will provide a holiday play-scheme during the Easter school holiday for one week to approximately 230 disadvantaged Chareidi Jewish girls in Hackney aged 3-11 years, ....more
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Happy Kids
    £59,964 23/10/2018
    24
    Therapy sessions for up to 41 girls from the Orthodox Jewish community experiencing mental health issues. By attending sessions the girls will have increased independence, improved emotional health ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - I love to Play My Way
    £9,994 04/06/2018
    12
    The charity will run a play scheme that will support children and children living with disabilities which will reduce deprivation and isolation.
    The Childhood Trust - I Love Summer Fun
    £5,200 19/05/2017
    This project will provide 90 deprived children aged 18months- 5 years, in Hackney and its neighbouring boroughs, with a 3 week summer playscheme where they will participate in fun and healthy ....more
    The Childhood Trust - I love to play my way
    £7,400 02/12/2016
    Project I Love to Control will provide 245 deprived children in Hackney and its neighbouring boroughs, with holiday play schemes during the school holidays of 2018/2019. They will enjoy fun play ....more
    The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2015
    £10,000 18/12/2015
    Project I Love to Control will provide 245 deprived children in Hackney and its neighbouring boroughs, with holiday play schemes during the school holidays of 2018/2019. They will enjoy fun play ....more
    The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2014
    £15,000 18/12/2014
    Project I Love to Control will provide 245 deprived children in Hackney and its neighbouring boroughs, with holiday play schemes during the school holidays of 2018/2019. They will enjoy fun play ....more
    The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2013
    £13,000 18/12/2013
    Project I Love to Control will provide 245 deprived children in Hackney and its neighbouring boroughs, with holiday play schemes during the school holidays of 2018/2019. They will enjoy fun play ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/09/2009, number: 1131849
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Conflicting interests
    • 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
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    14 returns made; AR17: 2 days late, AR16: 1 days late, AR14: 0 days late, AR13: 1 days late, AR12: 1 days late, AR11: 1 days late,
    Recent reorganisation events:
    • Asset transfer in from THE MOLLY FORSTER CHARITABLE TRUST on 12/03/2024
    Main office

    26 OLDHILL STREET
    LONDON
    N16 6LB

    Objectives

    TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE LIVING IN THE BOROUGHS OF HACKNEY, HARINGEY AND BARNET 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 INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.(C) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF SUCH CHILDREN BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES NOT REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    THE BOROUGHS OF HACKNEY, HARINGEY AND BARNET

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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