# OTHER PEOPLE'S EDUCATIONAL NEEDS HEALTH AND NECESSARY DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1116011
- **Other names:** OPEN HANDS INDIA
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** Sept. 4, 2006
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1116011


## Contact

- **Address:** Harpford Farm, Payton, Payton, Wellington, Somerset
- **Phone:** 01823672717
- **Email:** michael@openhandsindia.com
- **Website:** www.openhandsindia.com



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, OF PEOPLE LIVING IN INDIA BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS SERVICES OR FACILITIES FOR THE RELIEF OF THE SICK-POOR LIVING IN INDIA EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS, GOODS OR SERVICES.2. TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN INDIA IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.3. TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT HEALTH IN INDIA.4. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN INDIA, IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) WOMEN AND GIRLS.

**Activities:** OHI provides financial assistance to programmes within existing organisations that support:1  Self-help groups2  Training in basic healthcare and income generation schemes3  Medical staff providing healthcare to remote communities4  Residential schools providing care and education to vulnerable children

**Area of benefit:** INDIA




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- India
- Somerset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £13155 | £19885 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £4240 | £10992 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £13240 | £11060 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £22083 | £13590 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £24778 | £23812 | — | — |



## Trustees

- CHRISTINE SARAH DOUGHERTY
- Michael Huntingford
- TERESA MARY MILLER