HANDS ON LONDON

Registered charity 1140291 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

HANDS ON LONDON ACTS AS INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS INCLUDING SCHOOLS IN LONDON AND INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATE VOLUNTEERS. WE AIM TO CREATE VOLUNTEERING FOR INDIVIDUALS/COMPANIES MORE FLEXIBLE, ACCESSIBLE, CONVENIENT, AND EFFICIENT BY OFFERING MORE AD-HOC/MINIMAL COMMITMENT VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES. WE HELP THE THIRD SECTOR SOURCE VOLUNTEERS FOR THEIR ACTIVITIES FOR FREE.

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

Latest income
£636k
Latest spending
£543k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £92,639 for the year ended 31 December 2025, increasing its unrestricted reserves to £333,144. The trustees consider there to be no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The current target cash reserve is £125,000, which reflects approximately three months of operating costs.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £125,000 (held: £333k)
“The current target cash reserve is £125,000 which reflects approximately 3 months operating costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — HANDS ON LONDON (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£636k
Total spending
£543k
Cost of raising funds
£65k
Reserves (reported)
£333k
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~7.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (64% 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: 10.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£636k£543k
31/12/2024£501k£431k
31/12/2023£333k£324k
31/12/2022£274k£247k
31/12/2021£206k£202k

Common questions

Is HANDS ON LONDON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £92,639 for the year ended 31 December 2025, increasing its unrestricted reserves to £333,144. The trustees consider there to be no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The current target cash reserve is £125,000, which reflects approximately three months of operating costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HANDS ON LONDON?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HANDS ON LONDON as a grant recipient include THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITY, THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY, LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION, GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST, THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City Bridge Foundation18/03/2016£12kGrant to Hands On London
City Bridge Foundation28/11/2013£24kGrant to Hands On London