The Handy Trust
Analysis
The Handy Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in 25 St John's Street. It was registered in November 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2026, The Handy Trust reported income of £143k and spending of £146k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2026, income fell from £195k to £143k (-27%), an average of -9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Handy Trust 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 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nowans Community Trust (£143k), Migrant and Asylum Seeker Solidarity and Action (£143k) and Voluntary Action Surrey East (Vase) (£143k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
TO HELP ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF AND PROVIDE COUNSELLING TO YOUNG PERSONS IN THE PARISH OF HYTHE, DIBDEN AND MARCHWOOD, HAMPSHIRE SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS RESPONSIBLE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Nowans Community Trust | Gloucestershire | £143k |
| Migrant and Asylum Seeker Solidarity and Action | Cambridge | £143k |
| Voluntary Action Surrey East (Vase) | Surrey | £143k |
| Sleep Pod | Kent | £143k |