Happy Faces
Analysis
Happy Faces is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Clwyd. It was registered in January 2004, 22 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. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Happy Faces reported income of £195k and spending of £184k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £89k to £195k (+119%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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 Faces sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lymphoedema Support Network (£195k), The British and Irish Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Association (£195k) and Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ (4th Watch) (£195k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Raising funds in the North Wales region to help sick-disabled-disadvantaged children who live in North Wales. Run by a committee of volunteers (no wages involved) by holding functions indoor and out, bucket collections at supermarkets, donations, have a small fundraising shop in Rhos On Sea, enter a team in London marathon each year, organise lots of sponsored events.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Lymphoedema Support Network | London | £195k |
| The British and Irish Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Association | North Yorkshire | £195k |
| Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ (4th Watch) | Slough | £195k |
| The Facial Surgery Research Foundation - Saving Faces | London | £195k |