HANDS OF HOPE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1189406 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our main focus is on assisting vulnerable adults by facilitating means that will enable them integrate in the communities. The foundation provides housing and educational support, information, advice, training and advocacy on dealing with the ongoing effects of homelessness and unemployment issues, food provision when required. The charity also supports African Orphanage homes where necessary.

Objects

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN LONDON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR UNEMPLOYMENT, HOMELESSNESS, DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCY AND CRIMINAL HISTORY TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY:I) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENTII)SIGNPOSTING THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCEIII)INCREASING, OR CO-ORDINATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUCH PERSONS TO ENGAGE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS TO ENABLE THOSE PROVIDERS TO ADAPT SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THEIR NEEDS.

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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £9,761 for the year ended 27 February 2025, with total incoming resources decreasing to £41,725. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £4,253, which the trustees noted were needed to cover day-to-day administration and support costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts did not comply with applicable requirements.

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 5 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• 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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• ALEXANDER BABUDOHchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• ADEOLA OGUNADE
• Aderonke Phillips
• Blessing Odebode
• Elizabeth Smith-Mensah Mrs

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

Operates in: Ghana · Malawi · Nigeria · Throughout England · Zambia

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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