Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female

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
£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
Established: 15 years

mail@happy-kids.org.uk

02082117891

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Barnet, Hackney, Haringey,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports 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
London Marathon Charitable Trust£12,360
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
London Marathon Charitable Trust - Step-up
£12,360 14/06/2023
towards studio renovation and the delivery of project 'Step-up' to engage inactive children from ethnically diverse and low-income families in movement and dance sessions
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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