Working Hands
Analysis
Working Hands is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in January 2013, 13 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 08283087). It says it provides human resources and provides services.
In the financial year ending November 2025, Working Hands reported income of £58k and spending of £61k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £11k to £58k (+414%), an average of +51% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2022, when income rose by 267%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Working Hands sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mahayogi Siddhababa Spiritual Academy, UK (£58k), The Pernicious Anaemia Society (£58k) and Vision of Love (£58k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
WORKING HANDS raises funds for a surgical programme, currently based at a leprosy hospital in Nepal, supporting a team of Hand Surgeons who travel there to operate and to teach the local surgeons. Working Hands is independent, and all donated funds find their way directly to the front line of treatment, purchasing equipment and consumables for each trip. The Surgeons give their time for free.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Mahayogi Siddhababa Spiritual Academy, UK | Greenford | £58k |
| The Pernicious Anaemia Society | Ipswich | £58k |
| Vision of Love | London | £58k |
| Nantwich Food Bank | Nantwich | £58k |