Action for Happiness

Analysis

Action for Happiness is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10722435). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Action for Happiness reported income of £426k and spending of £551k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £931k to £426k (-54%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Action for Happiness sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Mary's Centre Community Trust (£426k), The Dorset Children's Foundation (£427k) and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Funds and Other Related Charities (£426k).