Hand in Hand Ethiopia

Analysis

Hand in Hand Ethiopia is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in December 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Hand in Hand Ethiopia reported income of £37k and spending of £51k, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £54k to £37k (-31%), an average of -8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Hand in Hand Ethiopia sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% 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 Peterborough Lions Club (CIO) (£37k), Embley Parents Association (£37k) and Coniston Church of England Home School Association (£37k).