Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

THE GIVING HANDS MISSION 

For the public benefit, advancement of christian faith For the public benefit, relief of povertyAreas of Operation,England and Wales,
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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£40£46£-6n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/12/21£37£38£-1n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/12/20£49£40£9n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/12/19£44£47£-3n/an/an/an/an/a11
31/12/18£44£42£1£0£0£0n/a010
31/12/17£16£15£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£14£13£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£3£2£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 9 years

www.givinghandsmission.org.uk

Info@givinghandsmission.org.uk

01384731876

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian religious associations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Dudley,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 14 volunteers

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
Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
CAF£4,500
Heart Of England Community Foundation£3,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
CAF - Grant to The Giving Hands Mission
£4,500 08/07/2020
3
Grant to The Giving Hands Mission to support the organisation through COVID19
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£10,000 03/07/2020
COVID-19 HARDSHIP PROJECT
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to THE GIVING HANDS MISSION
£3,000 15/04/2020
11
They have remained opened whilst maintaining social distancing guidance and have increased their capacity to support their community with additional volunteers. They are supporting some of the most ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/01/2015, number: 1160134
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Warehouse
Cottage Street
Brierley Hill
DY5 1RE

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO AREI. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION THROUGHOUT ENGLAND AND WALES BY ENCOURAGING AND FACILITATING ITS PRACTICE AMONG EXISTING FOLLOWERS OR ADHERENTS, PROVIDING PLACES OF WORSHIP, RAISING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF CHRISTIAN BELIEFS, CARRYING OUT DEVOTIONAL ACTS, MISSIONARY AND OUTREACH WORK.II. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY THROUGHOUT ENGLAND AND WALES BY PROVIDING ITEM AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED, TRAINING, MONEY AND DEBT MANAGEMENT COUNSELLING, PASTORAL CARE AND COUNSELLING TO ENABLE THEM GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME, BE SELF-SUFFICIENT AND GAIN EMPLOYMENT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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