CHOOSE THE HAPPY NEWS CIC

Company limited by guarantee

Company Registration Number:
13992961 (England and Wales)

Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025

Period of accounts

Start date: 1 April 2024

End date: 31 March 2025

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Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

Directors report
Profit and loss
Balance sheet
Additional notes
Balance sheet notes
Community Interest Report

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Directors' report period ended 31 March 2025

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 31 March 2025

Principal activities of the company

Principal activity of the company during the financial year was to support the Happy News for Schools initiative.



Directors

The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025

Niall Chartier
Emily Coxhead


The above report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions in part 15 of the Companies Act 2006

This report was approved by the board of directors on
26 August 2025

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Niall Chartier
Status: Director

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Profit And Loss Account

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

2025 2024


£

£
Turnover: 0 30,318
Cost of sales: 0 ( 30,000 )
Gross profit(or loss): 0 318
Distribution costs: 0 0
Administrative expenses: ( 360 ) ( 318 )
Other operating income: 0 0
Operating profit(or loss): (360) 0
Interest receivable and similar income: 0 0
Interest payable and similar charges: 0 0
Profit(or loss) before tax: (360) 0
Tax: 0 0
Profit(or loss) for the financial year: (360) 0

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Balance sheet

As at 31 March 2025

Notes 2025 2024


£

£
Fixed assets
Intangible assets:   0 0
Tangible assets:   0 0
Investments:   0 0
Total fixed assets: 0 0
Current assets
Stocks:   0 0
Debtors:   0 0
Cash at bank and in hand: 521 10,881
Investments:   0 0
Total current assets: 521 10,881
Prepayments and accrued income: 0 0
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year: 3 ( 881 ) ( 300 )
Net current assets (liabilities): (360) 10,581
Total assets less current liabilities: (360) 10,581
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year:   0 0
Provision for liabilities: 0 0
Accruals and deferred income: 0 ( 10,581 )
Total net assets (liabilities): (360) 0
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: (360) 0
Total members' funds: ( 360) 0

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 31 March 2025 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

This report was approved by the board of directors on 26 August 2025
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: Niall Chartier
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

  • 1. Accounting policies

    Basis of measurement and preparation

    These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Section 1A (Small Entities) of Financial Reporting Standard 102

    Turnover policy

    Turnover comprises the invoiced value of goods and services supplied by the company, net of Value Added Tax and trade discounts.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

  • 2. Employees

    2025 2024
    Average number of employees during the period 0 0

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

3. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year note

2025 2024
£ £
Bank loans and overdrafts 0 0
Amounts due under finance leases and hire purchase contracts 0 0
Trade creditors 0 0
Taxation and social security 0 0
Accruals and deferred income 0
Other creditors 881 300
Total 881 300

COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

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Company Number: 13992961 (England and Wales)

Year Ending: 31 March 2025

Company activities and impact

Choose The Happy News CIC is set up to support the Happy News for Schools initiative delivered by Emily Coxhead Limited (The Happy Newspaper.) The Happy Newspaper is a quarterly newspaper filled with only positive news and features, with bright and colourful illustrations by creative talent from all over the world. The Happy News of Schools sees free copies of The Happy Newspaper sent into schools across the UK. Emily Coxhead Limited send 1 free copy of the newspaper to schools for every 2 subscribers. We have 4,462 educators signed up between April 2024 – March 2025 26,000 free newspapers were delivered. The intention of Choose The Happy News CIC is to raise funding for more copies of the Happy Newspaper. In this final year, because of commitments within Emily Coxhead Limited, no additional funding was secured. However, we have entered a design partnership which should see £5,000 worth of funding in the next final year.

Consultation with stakeholders

The stakeholders are the children and teachers who receive the free newspapers, the below feedback was collected from the educators in the previous accounting year and the main headlines were: 97% of teachers said The Happy Newspaper was beneficial to their pupils 70% said that their pupils gained an awareness of how reading or writing positive stories can support their mental wellbeing. 35% said that their student’s gained confidence in expressing their feelings from working with the newspaper As part of the feedback process teachers are asked for improvement suggestions and where possible these are applied, and we will continue to improve the newspaper for use with children whilst maintaining the newspaper’s accessibility for as many people as possible.

Directors' remuneration

No remuneration was received

Transfer of assets

No transfer of assets other than for full consideration

This report was approved by the board of directors on
29 May 2025

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Niall Chartier
Status: Director