Hands of Giving Foundation

Analysis

Hands of Giving Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hands of Giving Foundation reported income of £123k and spending of £95k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income grew from £3,200 to £123k (+3728%), an average of +237% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 3827%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hands of Giving Foundation 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 The Earley Charitable Trust (£122k), Oasis Church Hereford (£123k) and Being Woman (£122k).