Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 11
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 23 ?

HAPPYDAYS MINISTRIES UK 

The charities overall aims are the prevention and relief of poverty for homeless and vulnerable individuals. We aim to do this through the following ways: The Provision of Supported community housing schemes, to provide & mentor people into employment, education and training.To Nurture people into living purposeful lives for the benefit of themselves and the community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £1,774,128 available, equivalent to 25 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Established: 10 years

www.happydaysuk.org

dave@happydaysuk.org

01422381316

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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£957£840£116£14£1,871£1,77425.31320
31/03/22£721£744£-23£4£1,754£1,71427.6133
31/03/21£721£675£45£0£1,545£1,46526140
31/03/20£324£282£42n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/19£336£331£5n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/18*£298£290£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£231£219£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£96£108£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£60£47£13£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 25.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 3
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bradford City, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds City,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 13 employees
  • 20 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£184,209
Community Foundation for Calderdale£132,961
The Clothworkers Foundation£15,000
Sir George Martin Trust£6,400
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Happy Days Homeless Charity
£1,539 21/10/2023
We would like funds to be able to provide meaningful activities for our residents who have either been street homeless, recovering for addiction, or have just made bad choices.
Community Foundation for Calderdale - Winter Shelter
£7,500 09/10/2023
Grant to Happy Days Ministries UK
Community Foundation for Calderdale - Grant to Happy Days Ministries UK
£36,440 03/10/2023
Grant to Happy Days Ministries UK
Community Foundation for Calderdale - food of life
£1,418 24/08/2023
Grant to Happy Days Ministries UK
Community Foundation for Calderdale - Healthcare First
£12,500 10/08/2023
Grant to Happy Days Ministries UK
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Happy Days Ministries UK
£4,000 29/06/2023
Core costs for Adult Welfare & Relief of Poverty
Community Foundation for Calderdale - Drop-in support worker
£10,000 29/03/2023
Grant to Happydays Ministries UK
Community Foundation for Calderdale - Food parcels for Halifax
£1,244 09/03/2023
Grant to Happydays Ministries UK
Community Foundation for Calderdale - Grant to Happydays Ministries UK
£7,220 16/12/2022
Grant to Happydays Ministries UK
Community Foundation for Calderdale - The Gathering Place wellbeing garden
£5,500 15/12/2022
Grant to Happydays Ministries UK
Community Foundation for Calderdale - Winter shelter 2022-23
£20,000 06/12/2022
Grant to Happydays Ministries UK
Community Foundation for Calderdale - Grant to Happydays Ministries UK
£8,000 30/11/2022
Grant to Happydays Ministries UK
Community Foundation for Calderdale - support office
£14,000 29/11/2022
Grant to Happydays Ministries UK
Community Foundation for Calderdale - feeding Calderdale
£5,000 07/07/2022
Grant to Happydays Ministries UK
Community Foundation for Calderdale - Grant to Happydays Ministries UK
£2,500 01/07/2022
Grant to Happydays Ministries UK
National Lottery Community Fund - Queens Jubilee party
£5,895 08/04/2022
The funding will be used to host a street party for clients of HappyDays Ministries supported accommodation to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The project aims to deliver a range of mindfulness ....more
Community Foundation for Calderdale - Grant to Happydays Ministries UK
£1,640 09/12/2021
Grant to Happydays Ministries UK
The MSE Charity - Grant to Happydays Ministries UK
£3,000 15/11/2021
Funding delivery of budgeting and cooking skills to residents in a supported community housing scheme
National Lottery Community Fund - Happy Life
£168,314 27/10/2021
This project is for former rough sleepers and people who have experienced street homelessness who now reside in supported accommodation. The project will provide residents with weekly activities ....more
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Happy Days Ministries UK
£2,400 15/10/2021
Capital and core costs for Adult Welfare & Relief of Poverty
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Happy Days Ministries UK
£15,000 05/03/2021
Purchase vehicle for a charity supporting homelessness in West Yorkshire
CAF - Grant to Happy Days
£4,247 27/04/2020
3
Grant to Happy Days to support the organisation through COVID19
National Lottery Community Fund - HappyDays Kirklees Community
£10,000 27/06/2019
12
The funding will be used to meet the increase in demand for their homeless support services. This will enable them to help additional service users and assist them into community living.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Happydays Ministries UK
£99,001 26/03/2019
36
Core cost request to contribute to support Happydays (HD) the implementation of new housing and social enterprise opportunity to alleviate homelessness in Calderdale.
Tudor Trust - Grant to HappyDays Ministries UK
£74,000 14/05/2018
24
over two years towards the community housing manager's salary at a housing and support charity for homeless people in Halifax
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 15/01/2018
HappyDays Community Expansion
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Happydays Ministries UK
£15,000 11/07/2017
12
towards a programme of organisational development to ensure the charity is in a strong and robust position to successfully manage a period of intended growth
National Lottery Community Fund - TPP1 Happydays Cycles
£49,365 23/03/2016
12
This project will provide training in cycle maintenance for local people who are at risk of, or have experienced homelessness. This will mean they can refurbish pre-owned bikes, offer bike rides and ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/06/2014, number: 1157527
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; AR18: 5 days late, AR17: 2 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from SECOND HALIFAX HOUSING LIMITED on 23/12/2020
Main office

Greycourt House
160 King Cross Road
HALIFAX
West Yorkshire
HX1 3LN

Objectives

The object of the CIO is the prevention and relief of poverty for vulnerable individuals through the following purposes:-a. the provision of supported community housing schemes and provision of housing for persons in need based on values of improving lives, integrity, respect, equality, nurture and affordability.b. the provision and mentoring of people into employment, education and training. c. nurturing people into living purposeful lives for the benefit of themselves and the community. d. the furtherance of such other charitable purposes as the charity trustees determine.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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