HOURS OF HUMAN HAPPINESS

Registered charity 1179986 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 3H

In Eastern Uganda a small amount of money makes a big difference.Our projects are those that our beneficiaries believe will make their lives better. Our role is to listen and enable.Our partnerships with local agencies to make our input more effective.Our work is focussed on the lower levels of Maslow's hierarchy of need ensuring food, water, warmth and rest, plus safety and security.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ('THE OBJECTS') ARE THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN EASTERN UGANDA BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITITES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: North Somerset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£39k

Latest spending

£37k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income was £39,024.62 and total expenditure was £36,857.23, resulting in a net surplus of £2,167.39 for the year. The closing balance across all accounts was £8,631.58, with the charity noting that expenditure was less than income, allowing funds to be devoted to new building work.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Cameron Fleming. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Christopher Bird · trustee of 2 other charities
Diana Muturi
Karen Whitaker
LAURENCE ARTHUR WHITAKER
Michael Milligan
Pretiksha Davies
Terri Jones

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£39k	£37k
31/12/2024	£38k	£39k
31/12/2023	£34k	£37k
31/12/2022	£33k	£29k
31/12/2021	£31k	£26k

Common questions

Is HOURS OF HUMAN HAPPINESS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income was £39,024.62 and total expenditure was £36,857.23, resulting in a net surplus of £2,167.39 for the year. The closing balance across all accounts was £8,631.58, with the charity noting that expenditure was less than income, allowing funds to be devoted to new building work. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cameron Fleming.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE ARCHER TRUST	1	£4k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, NAILSEA	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HOPE FOR LIFE KATANGA.

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HOURS OF HUMAN HAPPINESS	£39k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HOPE FOR LIFE KATANGA FY2025	£59k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
HOSANNA SUPPORT GROUP FY2024	£28k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HOPE HOUSE (ENJU YA'MASIKO) FY2025	£52k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HANDS AT WORK IN AFRICA UK FY2025	£364k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HELP UGANDA TRUST FY2024	£18k	—	0	unclear	—	noted

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.