The Hands Around the World Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Hands Around the World Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gwent. It was registered in May 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04625570). It says it provides other finance and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Hands Around the World Charitable Trust reported income of £192k and spending of £332k, spending 173% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £205k to £192k (-6.5%), an average of -1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Hands Around the World Charitable Trust sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bath Cancer Unit Support Group (£192k), Dog Assistance in Disability (£192k) and Childrens Hospital Trust South Africa (£191k).