LOVING HANDS OUTREACH TEAM

Registered charity 1194837 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Loving Hands Outreach Team aims to prevent or relieve poverty, through the provision of essential foods and household goods to:*individuals/households in need*and/or other organisations working to relieve poverty.This will be carried out for individuals/households of any age, size, religion, ethnic or gender group, living within the local government Metropolitan area of Kirklees.

Objects

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY, THROUGH PROVISION OF ESSENTIAL FOODS AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS TO:* INDIVIDUALS/ HOUSEHOLDS IN NEED*AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.THIS WILL BE CARRIED OUT WITH REFERENCE TO THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:* FOR INDIVIDUALS/HOUSEHOLDS OR ANY AGE, SIZE, RELIGION, ETHNIC OR GENDER GROUP* IN ORDER TO BENEFIT, AN INDIVIDUAL/INDIVIDUALS IN A HOUSEHOLD SHOULD BE:IN POVERTY; OR-AT RISK OF BEING IN POVERTY.*INDIVIDUALS/HOUSEHOLDS SHOULD BE LIVING IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT METROPOLITAN AREA OF KIRKLEES

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £23,764.89 are held, which exceeds the charity's stated policy target of £6,975 (equivalent to three months of unrestricted income). Despite a significant reduction in grant and fundraising income, the charity maintained its operations, though it noted that food costs increased by 6.3% during the period.

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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Louisa Weirchair
• Dr Karen Margaret Wilson
• Helen Louise Poole
• Paula Jane Cutler

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

Operates in: Kirklees

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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