ARMLEY HELPING HANDS

Registered charity 1076692 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Armley Helping Hands is supports older people in deprived inner-city Leeds, We were set up in 1995, by a group of local people and community activists. They were concerned about the welfare of local older people. by providing a range of services, advice, support and varied social and healthy living activities, enabling older people to live independently and to pro-actively participate.

Objects

THE PROVISION OF SUCH FACILITIES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES FOR THE ELDERLY IN AND AROUND THE ARMLEY DISTRICT OF LEEDS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE

Area of benefit: ARMLEY DISTRICT OF LEEDS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £15,615 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £278,745 to £263,130. The Trustees' report notes a projected deficit for the upcoming year and highlights significant financial pressures due to rising operational costs and reduced funding, indicating a period of intense financial strain.

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What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

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• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
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• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
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• 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

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Hazel Boutlechair
• Alex Clayton
• Andrew Parnham
• David Boutle
• Helen Fay
• Louisa Cunningham · trustee of 1 other charity
• Michelle Atkinson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Nichola Clayton
• Sue Sanders

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Leeds City

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HELPING HANDS COMMUNITY PROJECT.

• HELPING HANDS COMMUNITY PROJECT income £411k
• HELP A NEIGHBOUR IN DISTRESS SCHEME (HANDS) income £81k
• HELPING HANDS COMMUNITY TRUST income £456k
• LEIGHTON LINSLADE HELPERS income £149k
• LEEDS OLDER PEOPLE'S FORUM income £2.3m
• CARERS LEEDS income £1.9m

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