Open Hands Trust (Leicester)

Analysis

Open Hands Trust (Leicester) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in October 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05903490). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Open Hands Trust (Leicester) reported income of £566k and spending of £546k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to March 2026, income fell from £598k to £566k (-5.4%), an average of -1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Open Hands Trust (Leicester) sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Patients Association (£565k), Wye Valley NHS Trust Umbrella Charity (£566k) and Haemochromatosis UK (£565k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 67% and charitable activities 33%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 1.1%. Reserves of £317k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.