OUR HELPING HANDS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 21 November 1988
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £0
Latest expenditure: £0
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Flat 6 Mckenzie court, 300 Ivydale Road, SE15 3BN

Website recorded by the regulator: WWW.OUR-HELPING-HANDS.ORG (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

i) To Promote for the benefit of people coming in contact with the charity, the relief of poverty, advancement of education, provision of facilities for recreation and leisure time occupation in the interest of social welfare and improving the conditions of life of the said people. ii)Support orphanages wherever needed.

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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: 6 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

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: 13 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

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: 5 April 2024
Date Accounts Received: 5 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £30,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £26,345

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: 30 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £32,700
Total Gross Expenditure: £27,100

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 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 23 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £35,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,000
Accounts Qualified: Yes

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Charity Annual Return Parta

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: 5 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £30,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £26,345
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: Yes
Count Volunteers: 9

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: 30 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £32,700
Total Gross Expenditure: £27,100
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
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: 7

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 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £35,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
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: 7

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Morocco
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Eritrea
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Jamaica
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: North America
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Congo
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Congo (Democratic Republic)
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Ghana
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Cameroon
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: France
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Burkina Faso
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Sierra Leone
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Ivory Coast
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 106
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Overseas Aid/famine Relief

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

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

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

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

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: OUR HELPING HANDS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1988-11-21T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 22ND OCTOBER 1988 as amended on 25 Dec 2023
Charitable Objects: (I) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS RESIDENT IN LAMBETH AND OTHER PARTS OF LONDON WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO PERSONS OF AFRICAN ETHNIC ORIGIN INCLUDING THE RELIEF OF POVERTY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID PERSONS. (II) TO RELIEVE POVERTY PARTICULARLY IN WEST AFRICA.
Area Of Benefit: LAMBETH LB AND WEST AFRICA

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 26075
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: HELP MY PEOPLE INTERNATIONAL

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Risk management