HANDS @ WORK IN AFRICA UK

Charity number: 1117446
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charitable purposes are, for the benefit of people in Africa, by such charitable means as the trustees in their absolute discretion think fit: To relieve poverty To relieve suffering To promote good health and increase life expectancy To advance education and training To promote any other charitable purpose

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £343,857
Total expenditure: £378,795

People

6 Trustee(s)

14 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Dudley
  • Suffolk
  • Congo (Democratic Republic)
  • Eswatini
  • Malawi
  • Mozambique
  • Nigeria
  • South Africa
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 January 2007: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • HANDS AT WORK IN AFRICA UK LIMITED (Working name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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
Oliver Westmancott Chair 24 February 2014
THE FORGE COMMUNITY CHURCH
Received: On time
Teresa Ann Clarke CBE Trustee 09 June 2024
TELFORD STREET PASTORS
Received: On time
Bradley Lee Askew Trustee 01 September 2023
None on record
Ann-Marie Agyeman Trustee 01 October 2019
None on record
REV DAVID ELLIS NEWSOME Trustee 22 April 2011
None on record
NICHOLAS JAMES LAWRENCE Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £349.20k £353.43k £355.41k £315.06k £343.86k
Total expenditure £358.71k £324.55k £362.89k £336.20k £378.80k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A 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 2023 22 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 28 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 25 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 25 September 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 12 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 12 April 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 03 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 03 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 09 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 09 September 2020 On Time 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 25 JULY 2006 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 7 DECEMBER 2006 as amended on 28 Feb 2025

Charitable objects

3. The charitable purposes are, for the benefit of people in Africa, by such charitable means as the trustees in their absolute discretion think fit: 3.1 To relieve poverty; 3.2 To relieve suffering; 3.3 To promote good health and increase life expectancy 3.4 To advance education and training 3.5 To promote any other charitable purpose

Area of benefit

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

AFRICA

Contact information

Address:
14 Huntlands Road
HALESOWEN
West Midlands
B63 4LY
Phone:
07802218375
Email:
nick@uk.handsatwork.org
Website:

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