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Working Hands

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1150488
Status
Registered
Registered
Jan. 14, 2013
Legal form
Charitable company

Address

Address
10A KINGSDOWN PARADE
BRISTOL
BS6 5UD

Activities

WORKING HANDS raises funds for a surgical programme, currently based at a leprosy hospital in Nepal, supporting a team of Hand Surgeons who travel there to operate and to teach the local surgeons. Working Hands is independent, and all donated funds find their way directly to the front line of treatment, purchasing equipment and consumables for each trip. The Surgeons give their time for free.

Objects: 1. To Conduct A Surgical Programme, Taking Surgical Expertise To Developing Countries;2. To Improve Healthcare In These Countries By The Provision Of Money, Equipment, Expertise And Other Resources;3. To Educate Local Health Workers In Order To Improve The Quality Of The Care They Provide In Their Local Communities;4. To Undertake Other Such Charitable Activities As The Trustees May From Time To Time Think Fit.

Classification

How
Provides Human Resources, Provides Services
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities

Areas of operation

Country
Nepal
Local Authority
Somerset

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Nov. 30, 2024 £60,072 £57,809
Nov. 30, 2023 £39,025 £52,594
Nov. 30, 2022 £41,169 £49,241
Nov. 30, 2021 £11,220 £9,870
Nov. 30, 2020 £36,657 £23,624

Trustees

Name Appointed
Donald Sammut Frcs (Chair) Dec. 30, 2012
Nola Elizabeth Mackie June 23, 2015
Stephen Loach Dec. 30, 2012