Happy Days Childrens Charity

Analysis

Happy Days Childrens Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hitchin. It was registered in May 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02639512). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Happy Days Childrens Charity reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.1m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £817k to £1.1m (+29%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Happy Days Childrens Charity sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stevenage Football Club Foundation Ltd (£1.1m), Alwahab Foundation (£1.1m) and Hetton Home Care Services (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £82k. Charitable activities took 72% of spending and raising funds 12%. Reserves of £126k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.