01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 16 October 2017
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 10722435
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £426,265
- Latest expenditure
- £551,274
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: WE Work, 3 Waterhouse Square, 138-142 Holborn, LONDON, EC1N 2SW
Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.actionforhappiness.org/ (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Action for Happiness is a charity which promotes mental health and wellbeing, through the provision of information, evidence-based resources, public events, educational services, training and community activities.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 7 May 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £426,265
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £551,274
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 19 June 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £545,436
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £531,684
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 19 April 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £474,923
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £439,091
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 June 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £347,605
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £466,883
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 March 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 March 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £930,541
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £713,459
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 7 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £426,265
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £551,274
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 500
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 19 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £545,436
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £531,684
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 500
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 19 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £474,923
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £439,091
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 500
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 28 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £347,605
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £466,883
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 500
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 22 March 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £930,541
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £713,459
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 500
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 19 June 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 388753
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 126530
- Income Investments
- 29797
- Income Other
- 356
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 545436
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £531,684
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 531684
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 3720
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 95482
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £673,521
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £714,599
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £41,079
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £673,521
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 41079
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £688,175
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 673521
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 673521
- Count Employees
- 2
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 22 March 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 819856
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 108643
- Income Investments
- 1272
- Income Other
- 770
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 930541
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £713,459
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 713459
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 1236
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 123667
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 1272
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £721,674
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £780,492
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £37,278
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £743,215
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 37278
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £776,493
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 721674
- Funds Restricted
- 21541
- Funds Total
- 743215
- Count Employees
- 4
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ACTION FOR HAPPINESS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2017-10-16T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 12 APR 2017
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY, WHICH ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FORGOING, TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AND TO ASSIST IN THE PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND CARE AND EDUCATION OF PERSONS CURRENTLY OR POTENTIALLY AT RISK OF SUFFERING FROM, MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES OR ANY ILLNESS OR SOCIAL ISOLATION RELATING TO SUCH CONDITIONS AND TO EDUCATE OTHERS IN RESPECT OF SUCH ISSUES;2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SUBJECTS RELEVANT TO MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING RELATED ISSUES.3) ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE WHICH SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management