# WORKING HANDS

## Details

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


## Contact

- **Address:** 10A KINGSDOWN PARADE, BRISTOL
- **Postcode:** BS6 5UD
- **Phone:** 011794209004
- **Email:** info@donaldsammut.com
- **Website:** www.workinghandscharity.org



## Activities

**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.

**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.




## 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

- Nepal
- Somerset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 30, 2024 | £60072 | £57809 | — | — |
| Nov. 30, 2023 | £39025 | £52594 | — | — |
| Nov. 30, 2022 | £41169 | £49241 | — | — |
| Nov. 30, 2021 | £11220 | £9870 | — | — |
| Nov. 30, 2020 | £36657 | £23624 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **DONALD SAMMUT FRCS** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 30, 2012
- Nola Elizabeth Mackie — appointed June 23, 2015
- STEPHEN LOACH — appointed Dec. 30, 2012