Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 0

Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: 2

HELP A NEIGHBOUR IN DISTRESS SCHEME (HANDS)

TO RELIEVE WITH THE AID OF LOCAL VOLUNTEERS PERSONS IN NEED OF PRACTICAL HELPAND SUPPORT IN TWICKENHAM AND ST MARGARET'S IN THE BOROUGH OF RICHMOND UPONTHAMES

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit
31/12/23	£17	£44	£-26
31/12/22	£18	£40	£-22
31/12/21	£42	£56	£-14
31/12/20	£311	£59	£252

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

www.handscaregroup.org.uk

handscaregroup@handscaregroup.org.uk

02088913346

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Social clubs and similar

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Richmond Upon Thames,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

CLARA STEVENSON Appointed: 2020

DR THOMAS JOHN CHRISTOPHER WEBBORN (Chair) Appointed: 2022

MALCOLM JOHNSON Appointed: 2023

MAURICE AUSTIN Appointed: 2019

TAMASIN LITTLE Appointed: 2023

THOMAS BLACKSELL Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/10/2019, number: 1185942

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment 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
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

HANDS
1st FLOOR
PUBLIC LIBRARY
GARFIELD ROAD
TWICKENHAM

Objectives

TO RELIEVE, WITH THE AID OF LOCAL VOLUNTEERS, PERSONS IN NEED OF PRACTICAL HELP AND SUPPORT IN TWICKENHAM AND ST MARGARET'S IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF RICHMOND UPON THAMES

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