Action for Happiness
Registered charity 1175160 Registered since 2017
Operates: Throughout England And Wales
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
7 trustees on the board
- Judy Gibbons Chair since 2025
- David Charles Stead since 2025
- Katherine Thompson since 2025
- Lord Peter Richard Grenville Layard since 2017
- Louisa Elizabeth Sampson since 2025
- Michiel Nolet since 2022
- Vanessa ANN King since 2017
Trustees past 6 years
- Lord Peter Richard Grenville Layard since 2017
- Vanessa ANN King since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Katherine Thompson since 2025
- Lord Peter Richard Grenville Layard since 2017
- Louisa Elizabeth Sampson since 2025
- Michiel Nolet since 2022
- Vanessa ANN King since 2017
Portfolio (2)
- Judy Gibbons Chair since 2025
- David Charles Stead since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Iese Foundation UK 1 shared trustee
- Orange Tree Theatre LTD 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- The Four Seasons Trust Limited Similar size; both Health
- Wellspring Therapy & Training Similar size; both Health
- ST Mary's Centre Community Trust Similar size; both Health
- National Ugly Mugs Similar size; both Health
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | http://www.actionforhappiness.org/ |
| info@actionforhappiness.org | |
| Phone | 020 3287 1354 |
| Address | WE Work, 3 Waterhouse Square, 138-142 Holborn, LONDON, EC1N 2SW |
Finances
£426,265 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £930,541 | £713,459 |
| 2022 | £347,605 | £466,883 |
| 2023 | £474,923 | £439,091 |
| 2024 | £545,436 | £531,684 |
| 2025 | £426,265 | £551,274 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Provides Advocacy/advice/informationCharitable 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.
Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 12 APR 2017
Trustees (7)
- Judy Gibbonsage band 65-69 Chair since 2025
- David Charles Steadage band 60-64 since 2025
- Katherine Thompsonage band 40-44 since 2025
- Lord Peter Richard Grenville Layardage band 90-94 since 2017
- Louisa Elizabeth Sampsonage band 35-39 since 2025
- Michiel Noletage band 40-44 since 2022
- Vanessa ANN Kingage band 60-64 since 2017
Linked company (Companies House)
Action for Happiness · 10722435 · Active
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 12/04/2017
1 governing document(s) held from Companies House.
Connected charities (2)
- Iese Foundation UK 1 shared trustee
- Orange Tree Theatre LTD 1 shared trustee
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