01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 22 October 2007
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 05903490
- Financial period
- 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Latest income
- £565,635
- Latest expenditure
- £546,147
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 19 Lower Willow Street, LEICESTER, LE1 2HP
Website recorded by the regulator: www.openhandsleicester.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Offering practical help to those in need in Leicester & beyond. This help currently includes food, clothing, household items & personal support & training.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Date Annual Return Received
- 9 September 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £565,635
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £546,147
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 September 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £520,202
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £515,640
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £620,310
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £631,347
- 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
- 11 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £421,789
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £440,163
- 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
- 23 September 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 August 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £597,954
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £414,892
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 9 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £565,635
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £546,147
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 177151
- Income From Government Grants
- £81,960
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 150
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 17 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £520,202
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £515,640
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 217317
- Income From Government Grants
- £19,550
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 150
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 10 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £620,310
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £631,347
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Contracts
- 156458
- Income From Government Grants
- £19,160
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 130
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 11 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £421,789
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £440,163
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 175031
- Income From Government Grants
- £34,500
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 75
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 23 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £597,954
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £414,892
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 163322
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 75
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 9 September 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 376872
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 187405
- Income Investments
- 1358
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 565635
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £6,179
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £480,433
- Expenditure Other
- 59535
- Expenditure Total
- 546147
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 3510
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1429
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 40572
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £317,028
- Assets Total Fixed
- 254726
- Assets Own Use
- 254726
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £182,650
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £28,406
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £408,970
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 28406
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £171,049
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 317028
- Funds Restricted
- 91942
- Funds Total
- 408970
- Count Employees
- 16
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 17 September 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 281390
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 238336
- Income Investments
- 476
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 520202
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £56,580
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £459,060
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 515640
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 3342
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 56580
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 39924
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £316,162
- Assets Total Fixed
- 264218
- Assets Own Use
- 264218
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £152,697
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £27,433
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £389,482
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 27433
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £146,345
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 316162
- Funds Restricted
- 73320
- Funds Total
- 389482
- Count Employees
- 19
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 10 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 376483
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 243204
- Income Investments
- 623
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 620310
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £631,347
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 631347
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 2970
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 73931
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 60418
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £335,535
- Assets Total Fixed
- 302570
- Assets Own Use
- 302570
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £100,245
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £17,895
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £384,920
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 17895
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £90,418
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 335535
- Funds Restricted
- 49385
- Funds Total
- 384920
- Count Employees
- 17
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 23 September 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 403392
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 194480
- Income Investments
- 82
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 597954
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £388,257
- Expenditure Other
- 26635
- Expenditure Total
- 414892
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 2400
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2400
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 13502
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £38,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 345220
- Assets Own Use
- 345220
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £133,679
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £64,568
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £414,331
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 64568
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £125,679
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 354701
- Funds Restricted
- 59630
- Funds Total
- 414331
- Count Employees
- 6
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Leicestershire
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- OPEN HANDS TRUST (LEICESTER)
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2007-10-22T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 11 AUGUST 2006 as amended on 02 Dec 2025
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD:1 THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS, POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND RESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION, COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PLACES AS THE DIRECTORS FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY AS THE DIRECTORS FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;2.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF CHILDREN BELOW COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE BY PROVIDING SAFE AND SATISFYING GROUP PLAY AND NURSERY ACTIVITIES;2.2 FACILITIES FOR DAILY CARE, RECREATION AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AGE DURING OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS AND SCHOOL HOLIDAYS;2.3 THE TRAINING OF PARENTS AND OTHER PERSONS IN THE PROVISION OF CHILD CARE AND PARENTING SKILLS;2.4 THE ENABLING OF DISABLED AND DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE TO IMPROVE THEIR LIFESTYLES BY PROVIDING EFFECTIVE TRAINING IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER RELEVANT OFFICE SKILLS; IN PARTICULAR TO ENHANCE THE PROSPECTS FOR SUCH TRAINED PEOPLE TO OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT BY ACTING AS A BRIDGE TO LINK THEM WITH EMPLOYERS AND INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING WHETHER WORK ACTIVITIES ARE CONDUCTED IN A WORKPLACE, PLACE OF LEARNING OR AT HOME;2.5 RELIEF FROM AND SUPPORT TO PERSONS OF ALL AGES AFFECTED BY, PREGNANCY, DRUG ABUSE, ALCOHOL ABUSE, HARDSHIP, DISTRESS, DEPRIVATION, DESTITUTION AND HELPLESSNESS;2.6 THE TEACHING OF LIFE SKILLS TO CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS SO AS TO BETTER ENABLE THEM TO COPE WITH THE BUSINESS OF LIFE;2.7 TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR PERSONS OVER SCHOOL LEAVING AGE; AND2.8 THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, PROPERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITY
- Area Of Benefit
- ANY PART OF THE WORLD
10 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures