Hand in Hand for Aid and Development

Analysis

Hand in Hand for Aid and Development is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in January 2018, 8 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Hand in Hand for Aid and Development reported income of £22.7m and spending of £25.1m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £19.5m to £22.7m (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Hand in Hand for Aid and Development sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lhasa Limited (£22.6m), Help for Heroes (£22.8m) and The Risman Foundation (£22.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Reserves of £586k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 988 people.