Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 13

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 18

HEATH HANDS

Heath Hands is a conservation and community charity that helps conserve and protect the green spaces of Hampstead Heath, Kenwood and Highgate Wood through practical work, education, ecological monitoring and public engagement activities. We also help deliver public and community outreach programmes across our green spaces.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 7 years

www.heath-hands.org.uk

info@heath-hands.org.uk

02084589102

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23	£122	£123	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,500
31/03/22	£119	£103	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	160
31/03/21	£82	£67	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	150
31/03/20	£26	£37	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	200
31/03/19	£13	£20	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	450
31/03/18	£15	£11	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Recreation

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Barnet, Camden, Haringey,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
1,500 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

National Lottery Heritage Fund	£88,800
Camden Giving	£38,092
DCMS	£22,500
London Catalyst	£6,000
Cheshire Community Foundation	£5,000
John Lyon's Charity	£2,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
London Catalyst - Heath Hands - 2
£3,000	05/09/2023	Beingwell on Hamsptead Heath
John Lyon's Charity - SHAF grant to Heath Hands
£2,000	29/11/2022	Wintry fun on Hampstead Heath
Cheshire Community Foundation - Wellbeing on Hampstead Heath
£5,000	21/10/2021	Heath Hands works to conserve Hampstead Heath and nearby green spaces by giving everyone a chance to spend time in nature and get involved in conservation volunteering and gardening, outdoor ....more Heath Hands works to conserve Hampstead Heath and nearby green spaces by giving everyone a chance to spend time in nature and get involved in conservation volunteering and gardening, outdoor community and wellbeing activities. Wellbeing on Hampstead Heath will deliver a programme of nature wellbeing activities on Hampstead Heath for local residents to help alleviate the current mental health crisis in our community, which has been exacerbated by the Covid pandemic. The funding from Assura will pay for session leaders to deliver therapeutic activities for 300 people on the Heath, and for project management and associated costs to support those combatting poor mental health. The project will improve local people’s wellbeing by connecting them to wildlife and nature, alleviate social isolation and give participants long-term strategies to improve their wellbeing through being in nature.
London Catalyst - Heath Hands - 1
£3,000	07/09/2021	Heath Hands and UHF walks and nature activities
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Heath Hands
£88,800	16/07/2021	Wildlife around Hampstead Heath
Camden Giving - Work Experience on the Heath
£9,092	21/10/2020 10	This funding will provide paid work placements on Hampstead Heath for local people impacted by Covid to gain experience and skills in the environmental sector.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£22,500	29/09/2020	"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 "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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Camden Giving - Heath Hands
£5,000	08/06/2020 0	N/A
Camden Giving - Heath Hands for All
£12,000	28/11/2019 6	Heath Hands for All will help new and existing volunteers with disabilities to join the daily conservation and gardening programme.
Camden Giving - Heath Hands for All
£12,000	28/11/2019 23	Heath Hands for All will help new and existing volunteers with disabilities to join the daily conservation and gardening programme.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 11/13 persons

ANDREW JOHN MORGAN Appointed: 2022

DR ELIZABETH MARY ANDREW Appointed: 2020

DR MERLIN FOX Appointed: 2019

EMILY HILLS Appointed: 2022

JEREMY LEWIS SIMONS OBE Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeships: HOUSING THE HOMELESS CENTRAL FUND, ST ANDREW HOLBORN AND STAFFORD'S CHARITY,

JOHN UMBERTO ARNOLDI Appointed: 2022

PROF JEFF WAAGE Appointed: 2018

RACHEL CHAPMAN (Chair) Appointed: 2019

SARAH JANE WILLIAMS Appointed: 2020

STUART CLARK Appointed: 2019

SUSIE GORNEY Appointed: 2023

WILLIAM PATRICK LOSASSO Appointed: 2023

WILLIAM UPTON Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/06/2017, number: 1173419

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

HEATH HANDS
THE DAIRY
KENWOOD HOUSE
HAMPSTEAD LANE
LONDON

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE(1) TO HELP, ENGAGING VOLUNTEERS, TO CONSERVE, PROTECT AND ENHANCE HAMPSTEADHEATH, THE KENWOOD ESTATE, HIGHGATE WOOD, KEATS HOUSE AND SUCH OTHER AREASAS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME (THE “RELEVANT OPENSPACES”);(2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN CONSERVING, PROTECTING AND ENHANCING THE ENVIRONMENTOF THE RELEVANT OPEN SPACES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CIO AND FORTHE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE, AND(3) TO HELP THE BODIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RELEVANT OPEN SPACES TO PROVIDE FACILITIESIN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION BYTHE MEMBERS OF THE CIO AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVINGTHEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

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