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Open Hands Trust (Leicester)

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1121334
Status
Registered
Registered
Oct. 22, 2007
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Any Part Of The World

Address

Address
19 Lower Willow Street
LEICESTER
LE1 2HP

Activities

Offering practical help to those in need in Leicester & beyond. This help currently includes food, clothing, household items & personal support & training.

Objects: To Promote For The Public Benefit In Any Part Of The World:1 The Relief Of Sickness, Poverty And Financial Hardship And To Promote And Reserve Good Health By The Provision Of Funds, Goods Or Services Of Any Kind Including Through The Provision Of Temporary Accommodation, Counselling And Support In Such Places As The Directors From Time To Time May Think Fit;2 The Advancement Of Education In Such Ways And In Such Parts Of The Community As The Directors From Time To Time May Think Fit;2.1 The Advancement Of Education Of Children Below Compulsory School Age By Providing Safe And Satisfying Group Play And Nursery Activities;2.2 Facilities For Daily Care, Recreation And Education Of Children Of School Age During Out Of School Hours And School Holidays;2.3 The Training Of Parents And Other Persons In The Provision Of Child Care And Parenting Skills;2.4 The Enabling Of Disabled And Disadvantaged People To Improve Their Lifestyles By Providing Effective Training In Information Technology And Other Relevant Office Skills; In Particular To Enhance The Prospects For Such Trained People To Obtain Employment By Acting As A Bridge To Link Them With Employers And Institutions Of Higher Learning Whether Work Activities Are Conducted In A Workplace, Place Of Learning Or At Home;2.5 Relief From And Support To Persons Of All Ages Affected By, Pregnancy, Drug Abuse, Alcohol Abuse, Hardship, Distress, Deprivation, Destitution And Helplessness;2.6 The Teaching Of Life Skills To Children, Young People And Adults So As To Better Enable Them To Cope With The Business Of Life;2.7 Training And Education For Persons Over School Leaving Age; And2.8 The Provision Of Recreational Facilities For The Public At Large Or Those Who By Reason Of Their Youth, Age, Infirmity Or Disablement, Property Or Social And Economic Circumstances, Have Need Of Such Facility

Classification

How
Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Leicestershire

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
March 31, 2025 £520,202 £515,640 £389,482 19
March 31, 2024 £620,310 £631,347 £384,920 17
Dec. 31, 2022 £421,789 £440,163
Dec. 31, 2021 £597,954 £414,892 £414,331 6
Dec. 31, 2020 £496,525 £341,308

Trustees

Name Appointed
Rev David Hind (Chair)
Andrew Charles Elton Dec. 2, 2025
Christina Ellen Gardiner July 1, 2019
Colin Jewitt April 1, 2014
David Henry Bennett Aug. 27, 2012
James Mark Saker Jan. 27, 2020
Robert James Radford Dec. 2, 2025
Susan Elizabeth Hind