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THE HANDS UP FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1156491 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACTION SYRIA

Latest income
£381k
Latest spending
£495k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £154,932 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £381,338 to £226,406. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £226,406 are sufficient to cover administrative costs in the short term and meet future commitments, with no material uncertainties affecting the going concern basis.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£504k
Total spending
£659k
Cost of raising funds
£79k
Reserves (reported)
£226k
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~4.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Iraq · Jordan · Lebanon · Syria · Turkey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£381k£495k
31/03/2024£504k£659k
31/03/2023£722k£741k
31/03/2022£584k£515k
31/03/2021£682k£626k

Common questions

Is THE HANDS UP FOUNDATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £154,932 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £381,338 to £226,406. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £226,406 are sufficient to cover administrative costs in the short term and meet future commitments, with no material uncertainties affecting the going concern basis. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE HANDS UP FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE HANDS UP FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION, THE CHARLOTTE HEBER-PERCY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ARNOLD BURTON 1998 CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BATCHWORTH TRUST, THE ROTHERMERE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£30k
THE CHARLOTTE HEBER-PERCY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£20k
THE ARNOLD BURTON 1998 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£20k
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£16k
THE BATCHWORTH TRUSTFY2024£10k
THE ROTHERMERE FOUNDATIONFY2024£7k
THE CHARLOTTE HEBER-PERCY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
BRITISH HUMANE ASSOCIATIONFY2025£5k
THE MARY HOMFRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
BRITISH HUMANE ASSOCIATIONFY2024£5k
BRITISH HUMANE ASSOCIATIONFY2022£5k
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2021£2k
THE ROTHERMERE FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
VISCOUNT AMORY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE MAGENI TRUSTFY2023£750
THE MAGENI TRUSTFY2024£500
THE RANDAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£0
G M C TRUSTFY2023£0

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
ZOUQ FOUNDATION1—
THE TURNER-KIRK TRUST1£33k
PETER SOWERBY FOUNDATION1£25k
THE ANGUS LAWSON MEMORIAL TRUST1£22k
THE CHALK CLIFF TRUST1£20k
H C D MEMORIAL FUND1£20k
DUKES FOUNDATION1£15k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED1£10k

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