Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 6

No PartB

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 6

HAPPY TEARS FOUNDATION

Happy Tears Foundation promotes the well-being of vulnerable, deprived, and disadvantaged people living in Leeds and West Yorkshire by advancing education, relieving poverty and improving their welfare through community-based activities in collaboration with organisations with similar interests. We also promote African Culture, Sports, Healthy Living, and social, recreational and sporting events.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/10/23		£26	£19	£7	n/a
31/10/22		£7	£6	£1	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years

www.happytearsfoundation.org.uk

contact@happytearsfoundation.org.uk

07447924113

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Makes grants to individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides other finance
Provides services

Where it operates

Guinea, Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
Two Ridings Community Foundation	£5,000
Sir George Martin Trust	£2,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Happy Tears Foundation
£2,000	07/11/2022	Core costs for Youth Welfare & Education
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Healthy Me
£5,000	25/04/2022	Funding for mentoring of high-risk young people in Leeds to encourage better engagement with school and careers, and reduce risky behaviours and encourage healthy behaviours. The step change is to work with trainers, not just talk about health ....more Funding for mentoring of high-risk young people in Leeds to encourage better engagement with school and careers, and reduce risky behaviours and encourage healthy behaviours. The step change is to work with trainers, not just talk about health issues.
National Lottery Community Fund - BAME Food Relief
£10,000	21/05/2021	The funding will be used to deliver a food and healthy eating project for children from low income families as well as to assist with shopping and delivery. The project aims to reduce hunger in the BAME community whilst also promoting community ....more The funding will be used to deliver a food and healthy eating project for children from low income families as well as to assist with shopping and delivery. The project aims to reduce hunger in the BAME community whilst also promoting community cohesion and reducing feelings of isolation.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

ARDENE BARRY (Chair) Appointed: 2021

ANNE BEATRICE TSAKENG Appointed: 2021

CELINE ATSAFACK Appointed: 2021

HAMADOU OUATTARA Appointed: 2021

MICHELLE YLARIA NGUEFACK Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/11/2021, number: 1196826

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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

2 returns made; all on time

Main office

112 BROADSTONE WAY
BRADFORD
BD4 9BN

Objectives

1. TO RELIEVE OR PREVENT POVERTY PRIMARY IN WEST YORKSHIRE BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS, AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT.2. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, OR CREED; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT;

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