Helping Hands Mission Against Poverty

Analysis

Helping Hands Mission Against Poverty is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Watford. It was registered in March 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Helping Hands Mission Against Poverty reported income of £39k and spending of £17k, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £19k to £39k (+103%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Helping Hands Mission Against Poverty sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Edward Smart Charitable Trust (£39k), John Sayer Almshouses (£39k) and Noor International Trust (£39k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.