OPEN HANDS

Charity number: 1136482
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Open Hands works among the most vulnerable & disadvantaged children in Romania. The charity works by the Christian ethos to see love in action and transforms lives with a Day Centre which cares and educates children from extremely poor & marginalised homes. As well as a Family Support Program which offers education, health, home visits & housing support to impoverished children and their families.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £120,588
Total expenditure: £101,288

People

4 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Romania
  • Ukraine

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 June 2010: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
REBEKKA SINGLE Chair
None on record
Trevor Meadows Trustee 29 October 2023
None on record
Julie Horn Trustee 18 July 2023
None on record
ANDREA VAN HOVEN 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 £116.98k £140.64k £83.77k £69.02k £120.59k
Total expenditure £116.92k £83.67k £69.82k £93.22k £101.29k
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 March 2024 10 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 10 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 25 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 25 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 22 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 22 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 12 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 12 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 20 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 20 October 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.

TRUST DEED MADE 21 MAY 2010

Charitable objects

A THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN ROMANIA AND THE SURROUNDING COUNTRIES BY PROVIDING: GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY FOR ORPHAN AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN, AND AMONG THE ROMA COMMUNITY B TO RELIEVE POVERTY (OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP) AMONG THE ROMA COMMUNITY LIVING IN ROMANIA AND THE SURROUNDING COUNTRIES BY PROVIDING HEALTH, HOUSING, ADVICE AND EDUCATION

Area of benefit

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

ROMANIA

Contact information

Address:
Millbank Cottage
Horringford
NEWPORT
Isle Of Wight
Po30 3AP
Phone:
07738426472
Email:
office@openhandscharity.eu
Website:

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