01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 30 April 1969
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £1,947
- Latest expenditure
- £2,117
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: C/O 1 Ethpark Grove, Taunton, TA2 7DA
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Charity covers Wales, South, South West and Cornwall and gives small grants to people in need either due to poverty or disability and ill health. All ages are considered , but have to be over 75 and in need to receive a Christmas Hamper which the Charity organises to be delivered to their door. It also provides holidays at Dawlish to those who would otherwise be unable to afford one.
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Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,947
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,117
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £433
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,454
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,244
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,584
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,214
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,405
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £392
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,874
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- HELPING HAND FUND
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1969-04-30T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- RULES ADOPTED 1931
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROVIDE, IN CIRCUMSTANCES OF DISTRESS BROUGHT ABOUT BY ILLNESS, BEREAVEMENT, ACCIDENT OR OTHER CAUSES, FINANCIAL AND OTHER RELIEF TO PRESENT OR RETIRED EMPLOYES AND THEIR DEPENDANTS OF THE BRITISH RAILWAYS WESTERN REGION.
- Area Of Benefit
- UNRESTRICTED
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Investment