Happiness Foundation

Analysis

Happiness Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in February 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Happiness Foundation reported income of £16k and spending of £293, leaving 98% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from May 2023 to May 2025, income grew from £4,000 to £16k (+303%), an average of +101% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income rose by 786%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Happiness Foundation sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Witton Gilbert Educational Foundation (£16k), Marlborough Grant Maintained School Parent Teachers Association (£16k) and White Waltham C of E School Parent Teacher Association (£16k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.