Health and Nutrition Development Society (Hands) International

Analysis

Health and Nutrition Development Society (Hands) International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Health and Nutrition Development Society (Hands) International reported income of £176k and spending of £41k, leaving 77% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £60k to £176k (+195%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 51% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Health and Nutrition Development Society (Hands) International sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Peter Le Marchant Trust (£176k), The Circle Brighton Limited (£176k) and St Luke's Centre (£176k).