Open Hands Project Sheffield

Analysis

Open Hands Project Sheffield is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in December 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06368608). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Open Hands Project Sheffield reported income of £26k and spending of £26k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £27k to £26k (-1.6%), an average of -0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Open Hands Project Sheffield sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Poor's Land (£26k), Old Masonians Benevolent and Grant Fund (£26k) and SUQYA Foundation (£26k).