01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- New
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 4 June 2026
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- Not supplied – Not supplied
- Latest income
- Not supplied
- Latest expenditure
- Not supplied
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: University of Sunderland, Room 309, St. Peters Gate, Charles Street, Sunderland, SR6 0AN
Website recorded by the regulator: www.holdinghands.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Based in Sunderland, we provide employability and wellbeing support across the North East, promoting inclusion through safe spaces and community engagement. We deliver direct services to people facing barriers including mental health needs, disabilities, new migrants, survivors of domestic abuse, human trafficking and conflict, helping them build confidence and thrive.
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Sunderland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Tyne And Wear
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Tyne And Wear
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- HOLDING HANDS TOGETHER
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2026-06-04T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 04 Jun 2026
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION (IN PARTICULAR, MIGRANT WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING:1.EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO ENHANCE EMPLOYABILITY 2.PROVIDING A LOCAL NETWORK GROUP THAT ENCOURAGES AND ENABLES BENEFICIARIES TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY3.INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS, TO ENABLE THOSE PROVIDERS TO ADAPT SERVICES TO BETTER MEET NEEDS
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Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 705420
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- HOLDING HANDS
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests