WORKING HANDS

Charity number: 1150488
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

WORKING HANDS raises funds for a surgical programme, currently based at a leprosy hospital in Nepal, supporting a team of Hand Surgeons who travel there to operate and to teach the local surgeons. Working Hands is independent, and all donated funds find their way directly to the front line of treatment, purchasing equipment and consumables for each trip. The Surgeons give their time for free.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 November 2024

Total income: £60,072
Total expenditure: £57,809

People

3 Trustee(s)

5 Volunteer(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

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Somerset
  • Nepal

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 January 2013: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
08283087 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
DONALD SAMMUT FRCS Chair 30 December 2012
None on record
Nola Elizabeth Mackie Trustee 23 June 2015
None on record
STEPHEN LOACH Trustee 30 December 2012
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/11/2020 30/11/2021 30/11/2022 30/11/2023 30/11/2024
Total gross income £36.66k £11.22k £41.17k £39.03k £60.07k
Total expenditure £23.62k £9.87k £49.24k £52.59k £57.81k
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 30 November 2024 22 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2024 22 September 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 November 2023 05 August 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2023 05 August 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 November 2022 04 October 2023 4 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2022 06 October 2023 6 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 November 2021 11 August 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2021 Not required
Annual return 30 November 2020 11 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2020 11 September 2021 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 INCORPORATED 06 NOV 2012

Charitable objects

1. TO CONDUCT A SURGICAL PROGRAMME, TAKING SURGICAL EXPERTISE TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; 2. TO IMPROVE HEALTHCARE IN THESE COUNTRIES BY THE PROVISION OF MONEY, EQUIPMENT, EXPERTISE AND OTHER RESOURCES; 3. TO EDUCATE LOCAL HEALTH WORKERS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE CARE THEY PROVIDE IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES; 4. TO UNDERTAKE OTHER SUCH CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Contact information

Address:
10A KINGSDOWN PARADE
BRISTOL
BS6 5UD
Phone:
011794209004
Email:
info@donaldsammut.com
Website:

www.workinghandscharity.org Open in new window