Hand in Hand International

Analysis

Hand in Hand International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Hand in Hand International reported income of £7.0m and spending of £6.9m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £6.6m to £7.0m (+5.5%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Hand in Hand International sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Individual Care Services (£7.0m), Wings for Life UK Spinal Cord Research Foundation (£7.0m) and The Chaseley Trust (£7.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 13%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 29 people.