Caring Hands in the Vale

Analysis

Caring Hands in the Vale is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worcestershire. It was registered in May 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Caring Hands in the Vale reported income of £119k and spending of £151k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £110k to £119k (+7.6%), an average of +1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 202%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Caring Hands in the Vale sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gandys Foundation (£119k), Clothe Me - Thank You (£119k) and Manor Park Christian Centre (£119k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.