# OPEN HANDS TRUST (LEICESTER)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1121334
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Oct. 22, 2007
- **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=1121334


## Contact

- **Address:** 19 Lower Willow Street, LEICESTER
- **Postcode:** LE1 2HP
- **Phone:** 01163261857
- **Email:** admin@openhandsleicester.org.uk
- **Website:** www.openhandsleicester.org.uk



## Activities

**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

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

**Area of benefit:** ANY PART OF THE WORLD




## 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

- Leicestershire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £520202 | £515640 | £389482 | 19 |
| March 31, 2024 | £620310 | £631347 | £384920 | 17 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £421789 | £440163 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £597954 | £414892 | £414331 | 6 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £496525 | £341308 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **REV DAVID HIND** (Chair)
- ANDREW CHARLES ELTON — appointed Dec. 2, 2025
- Christina Ellen Gardiner — appointed July 1, 2019
- Colin Jewitt — appointed April 1, 2014
- DAVID HENRY BENNETT — appointed Aug. 27, 2012
- James Mark Saker — appointed Jan. 27, 2020
- Robert James Radford — appointed Dec. 2, 2025
- Susan Elizabeth Hind