THE HANDS UP PROJECT

Registered charity 1170272 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

For the public benefit, to advance education by providing or assisting in the provision of the teaching of English as an additional language for people around the world who are in circumstances which are challenging because of social, political or economic reasons, through online storytelling and other remote-learning activities.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE.FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH AS AN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE FOR PEOPLEAROUND THE WORLD WHO ARE IN CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH ARE CHALLENGING BECAUSE OF SOCIAL, POLITICAL OR ECONOMIC REASONS, THROUGH ONLINE STORYTELLING AND OTHER REMOTE-LEARNING ACTIVITIES.

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

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased by £5,813 to a total of £28,116, while restricted funds decreased by £22,303 to £19,367. The charity reported total receipts of £150,139 against total payments of £144,326 for the period. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were found that would cause concern regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Hands Up Project (HUP) (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• UNRWA — “The Hands Up Project and UNRWA are proud recipients of this year’s ‘Local Innovation Award’.” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Donna Campbell
• Jamie Keddie
• Lucy Boyle

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

Operates in: Devon · Jordan · Occupied Palestinian Territories

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RAISE YOUR HANDS.

• RAISE YOUR HANDS income £962k
• MUSLIM HANDS income £33.4m
• THE HANDS AROUND THE WORLD CHARITABLE TRUST income £192k
• HANDS OF GIVING FOUNDATION income £123k
• HANDS OF MERCY INTERNATIONAL income £108k
• THE HANDS UP FOUNDATION income £381k

Side by side with its peers

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