RESTORING HANDS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 24 May 2017
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £484
Latest expenditure: £3,058
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 28 HARROW WAY, WEAVERING, MAIDSTONE, ME14 5TU

Website recorded by the regulator: www.restoringhands.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Restoring Hands is committed to providing assistance to improve quality of life, restore dignity and promote hope for the future. We do this by working with local families through befriending people; assessing their needs and helping them access relevant resources.

03 Official extract

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: 22 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 22 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £484
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,058

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: 7 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 7 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,116
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,157

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: 18 March 2024
Date Accounts Received: 18 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £962
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,261

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: 26 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 26 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £10,308
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,017

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: 5 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 5 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,767
Total Gross Expenditure: £793

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 22 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £484
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,058
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 7 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,116
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,157
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 18 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £962
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,261
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 5

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: 26 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £10,308
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,017
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

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: 5 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,767
Total Gross Expenditure: £793
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Kent
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: RESTORING HANDS
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2018-03-19T00:00:00
Reason: Removed by application
Assoc Organisation Number: 5045167
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1156572
Assoc Charity Name: RESTORING HOPE

Charity Name: RESTORING HANDS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2017-05-24T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 24 May 2017
Charitable Objects: (A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN THE COUNTY OF KENT AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;(B) TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY PROVIDING ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND TO COLLABORATE WITH CHARITIES AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.(C) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED OR AT RISK OF BECOMING SO, AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE, SOCIALLY EXCLUDED MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY OR PART OF SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF BEING SOCIALLY OR ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED.(D) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE AREAS OF RELIEVING POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND PROMOTING SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.(E) TO PROMOTE AND FULFIL SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY IN THE COUNTY OF KENT AND IN OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OTHER NATIONS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management