HIDDEN HELP

Charity number: 1193305
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Helping those in urgent need in Cornwall to make a new home and a fresh start with recycled household items from the local community. We help those referred to us by Social Services and other statutory bodies: the homeless, refugees, ex-prisoners, the elderly, long-term sick and those being re-housed or fleeing domestic violence. We also support clients and volunteers with work experience.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £124,958
Total expenditure: £73,238

People

5 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Cornwall

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 January 2021: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Jake James Robert Backus Chair 15 March 2022
None on record
Kate Louise Martyn Trustee 10 November 2025
None on record
Merisa Caroline Macinnes Trustee 11 October 2021
THE TRURO DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITED
Received: On time
Sinead Laura Hanks Trustee 01 June 2021
KING CHARLES SCHOOL PTA
Received: On time
Judith Rachel Backus Trustee 09 January 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £52.64k £33.16k £47.04k £124.96k
Total expenditure £26.10k £29.10k £45.43k £73.24k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A 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 December 2024 29 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 29 September 2025 On time
Annual return 31 December 2023 23 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 23 September 2024 On time
Annual return 31 December 2022 26 August 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 26 August 2023 On time
Annual return 31 December 2021 08 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 13 October 2022 On time
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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 28 Jan 2021

Charitable objects

THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF PEOPLE IN CORNWALL:- 1. TO RELIEVE THOSE IN NEED, ESPECIALLY (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) THOSE REHOUSED AFTER SEEKING REFUGE FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ASYLUM SEEKERS, THE LONG TERM UNEMPLOYED, THE HOMELESS, THOSE WITH CHRONIC ILLNESS OR DISABILITY, EX-OFFENDERS & VETERANS FROM THE ARMED FORCES BY PROVIDING SUCH PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE OR SUPPORT AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM FIT. 2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY PROVING TRAINING AND TRAINING RESOURCES TO INCREASE THE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND POTENTIAL OF (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THOSE REINTEGRATING INTO SOCIETY, RE-LOCATING OR IN LONG TERM UNEMPLOYMENT. 3. TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM FIT.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

IN CORNWALL

Contact information

Address:
HIDDEN HELP
UNIT 3
WHEAL ROSE ESTATE
SCORRIER
REDRUTH
TRURO
Phone:
07794738732
Email:
chair@hiddenhelp.org
Website:

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