Hands on London

Analysis

Hands on London is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07407984). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Hands on London reported income of £636k and spending of £543k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £206k to £636k (+209%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Hands on London sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% 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 St Martin's Centre Partnership (£636k), Greenbank Pool (£636k) and Practical Tools Initiative Limited (£636k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 64% and donations and legacies 36%. Charitable activities took 76% of spending and raising funds 12%. Reserves of £333k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.