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Registered charity (CIO) · Bristol

Happier Lives Institute

Happier Lives Institute is a registered charity (number 1198178) based in Bristol, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by DR Caspar Friedrich Kaiser since 2021. Latest income £118k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 7 trustees
  • Income £118k (2025)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training
Where
Oxfordshire, Tower Hamlets
Website
www.happierlivesinstitute.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2022

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£118k£234k
  • 2024£200k£34k
  • 2023£43k£3k

Income trend, 2023 to 2025.

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY CARRYING OUT OR PROMOTING RESEARCH, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY CONCERNING THE TOPICS OF WELL-BEING, HAPPINESS, MENTAL HEALTH, AND GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT.

Board analysis

Board DNA

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

1.6y median 2y
average tenure
5y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
1.7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 7

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

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.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 3 years.
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£118k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1198178
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 08 Mar 2022
Contact on the register
+44 7887 388495 · HELLO@HAPPIERLIVESINSTITUTE.ORG
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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