Overall GiG Score: 9 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 11
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +6

HANDS ON LONDON 

HANDS ON LONDON ACTS AS INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS INCLUDING SCHOOLS IN LONDON AND INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATE VOLUNTEERS. WE AIM TO CREATE VOLUNTEERING FOR INDIVIDUALS/COMPANIES MORE FLEXIBLE, ACCESSIBLE, CONVENIENT, AND EFFICIENT BY OFFERING MORE AD-HOC/MINIMAL COMMITMENT VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES. WE HELP THE THIRD SECTOR SOURCE VOLUNTEERS FOR THEIR ACTIVITIES FOR FREE.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 13 years

www.handsonlondon.org.uk

INFO@HANDSONLONDON.ORG.UK

07399441895

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£274£247£27n/an/an/an/an/a5,900
31/12/21£206£202£4n/an/an/an/an/a3,695
31/12/20*£235£234£1n/an/an/an/an/a5,327
31/12/19£281£259£22n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£282£206£76£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£178£160£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16?£151£137£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/15*£129£133£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/14£164£166£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/13*£124£124£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/12£94£100£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/11£40£27£14£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
  • Animals
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 5,900 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£88,650
City Bridge Trust£27,439
Garfield Weston Foundation£7,500
The Grocers' Charity£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500 29/07/2022
Flexible Volunteering
The Grocers' Charity - 2021 - HandsOn London
£5,000 02/06/2021
Towards project costs of recruiting and supervising volunteers, researching charities and community groups to pass on coat donations and publicity to encourage more people to donate winter coats to ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£88,650 19/08/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Hands On London
£27,439 08/05/2020
A grant of £27,439 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
Woodward Charitable Trust - “Wrap Up” London campaign to gather winter coats for the homeless
£500 16/11/2017
Towards the “Wrap Up” London campaign to gather winter coats for the homeless.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Hands on London
£12,000 18/03/2016
£12,000 for a third and final year to cover the costs of a part-time Relationships Manager (20 hours p/w) to expand Hands on London’s network of partner organisations.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 36-53
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/02/2011, number: 1140291
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/10/2010, number: 07407984
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR20: 8 days late, AR15: 34 days late, AR13: 23 days late,
Main office

Oasis Serviced Offices
85-87 Bayham Street
LONDON
NW1 0AG

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROVISION OF VOLUNTEERS IN THE GREATER LONDON AREA. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE, CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLEPURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES. VOLUNTARY AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREATER LONDON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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