HAPPIER LIVES INSTITUTE

Charity Number: 1198178
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Happier Lives Institute connects donors, researchers, and policymakers with the most cost-effective opportunities to increase global wellbeing. Using the latest subjective wellbeing data, we identify the problems that matter most to people and find evidence-based ways to solve them.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £200,275
Total expenditure: £34,384

People

6 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Oxfordshire
  • Tower Hamlets

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 March 2022: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
DR CASPAR FRIEDRICH KAISER Chair 29 April 2021
None on record
Luciana Vilar Trustee 09 December 2024
None on record
Dr Englebert Bain Luchuo Trustee 09 December 2024
None on record
Andrew Fisher Trustee 09 December 2024
None on record
Frances Kissling Trustee 09 December 2024
None on record
Prof Lord Peter Richard Granville Layard Trustee 01 June 2024
None on record

Financial history

" role="img"> Text alternative for this canvas graphic is in the data table below.

Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £43.02k £200.28k
Total expenditure £3.00k £34.38k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 31 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 31 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Submit annual return Open in new window

Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 08 Mar 2022

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.

Contact information

Address:
Happier Lives Institute
Square Works
17-18 Berkeley Square
BRISTOL
BS8 1HB
Phone:
+44 7887 388495
Email:
HELLO@HAPPIERLIVESINSTITUTE.ORG
Website:

https://www.happierlivesinstitute.org/ Open in new window