HELPING HANDS COMMUNITY TRUST

Charity Number: 1093415
Charity reporting is up to date (7 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Helping Hands offers advice, support, advocacy and practical help on any issue.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £394,237
Total expenditure: £334,377

Total income includes £82,569 from 2 government contract(s)

People

10 Trustee(s)

12 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
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Leicestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 August 2002: Standard registration
  • 26 November 2018: Funds received from 1152339 CHECKPOINT ADVICE & SUPPORT
  • 30 September 2022: Funds received from 1071905 FRIENDLY FIVE TRANSPORT SCHEME
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
04343050 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
NIGEL SWAN Chair 11 January 2012
None on record
Nazma Mulla Trustee 04 April 2025
None on record
Ranjoth Singh Johal Trustee 04 April 2025
None on record
Anita Baldwin Trustee 04 April 2025
None on record
Claire Flinders Trustee 14 October 2022
None on record
Nicholas John Sumner Trustee 08 October 2021
None on record
Tony Paul Watson Trustee 27 October 2016
None on record
RAYMOND GREEN Trustee 11 January 2012
None on record
REVEREND LESLIE GRAYSON GILL Trustee
FUTURES UNLOCKED
Received: On time
LESLEY THORNTON Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £133.17k £204.76k £175.11k £195.12k £394.24k
Total expenditure £106.74k £156.49k £172.26k £210.50k £334.38k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A £82.57k
Income from government grants £51.18k £202.26k £86.22k £83.57k 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 07 February 2025 7 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 07 February 2025 7 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 06 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 06 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 09 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 09 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 03 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 03 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 17 February 2021 17 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 17 February 2021 17 days late Download Open in new window
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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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 19 DECEMBER 2001 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 10 JULY 2002

Charitable objects

1) TO ALLEVIATE HARDSHIP AND TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF THE COUNTY OF LEICESTERSHIRE AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE AREAS OF OADBY AND WIGSTON. II) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND TH LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, PROVIDE ADVICE AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION AND FOR ANY SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DECIDE.

Area of benefit

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

COUNTY OF LEICESTERSHIRE AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TTHE AREAS OF OADBY AND WIGSTON

Contact information

Address:
50e Blaby Road
South Wigston
South Wigston
Leicester
LE18 4SD
Phone:
07969959232
Email:
adavies@helpinghandscentre.co.uk
Website:

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