OPEN HANDS TRUST (LEICESTER)

Registered charity 1121334 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Offering practical help to those in need in Leicester & beyond. This help currently includes food, clothing, household items & personal support & training.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £317,028, which exceeds the stated policy target of three months of operating expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £19,488 for the year, with total income of £565,635 against total expenditure of £546,147.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Open Hands (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Reported reserves equal ~7.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (67% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• REV DAVID HINDchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• ANDREW CHARLES ELTON · trustee of 3 other charities
• Christina Ellen Gardiner
• Colin Jewitt
• DAVID HENRY BENNETT
• James Mark Saker · trustee of 1 other charity
• Robert James Radford · trustee of 1 other charity
• Susan Elizabeth Hind

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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