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Registered charity · No. 1113868 · LondoniSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Hand in Hand International

Income
£7m
▲ 11.4% on 2025
Expenditure
£6.9m
▼ 9.1% on 2025
Reserves
£1.2m
▼ 39.4% on 2025
Runway
2 months
▼ 1 month on 2025
Spent on charitable work
87%
▼ 2.9 pts on 2025
Trustees
6
9.3y av
Staff
29
▲ 6 staff on 2025
Volunteers
N/A
Not reported
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Overview

Hand in Hand International's network

6 people5 organisationsi6 listed on the board. 5 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Hand in Hand International. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

6 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Bruce GrantTrustee2009
17 yrs
Carsten JorgensenTrustee2019
7 yrs
Felisters GitauTrustee2024
2 yrs
Iris Epple-RighiTrustee2023
3 yrs
John Charles BarrettTrustee2015
11 yrs
Lars JosefssonTrustee2012
14 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board

The board

6 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Bruce GrantTrustee2009
17 yrs
Carsten JorgensenTrustee2019
7 yrs
Felisters GitauTrustee2024
2 yrs
Iris Epple-RighiTrustee2023
3 yrs
John Charles BarrettTrustee2015
11 yrs
Lars JosefssonTrustee2012
14 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board DNA

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
9y
median 9y
Longest tenure
17y
since 2009
Years in governance
9.3y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
0
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
2
of 6 on the board

6 trustees on the board

Trustees past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 6The Advancement of Health or Saving of Lives 6The Prevention or Relief of Poverty 6

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Succession forecast

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Network

Network

iThe large node is Hand in Hand International. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

6 financial years held, 2021 to 2026, years ending 31 March.

Income and expenditure

6 years · years end 31 MarchiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£2m£4m£6m£8m202620252024202320222021£6.99m£9.38k
Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year202120222023202420252026
Totals
Total income£6.72m£6.63m£6.25m£7.44m£6.28m£6.99m
Total expenditure£5.67m£5.66m£7.88m£6.09m£7.61m£6.92m
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grants£41.27k£9.38kNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Income by source
Donations and legacies£6.72m£6.62m£6.25m£7.42m£6.16m£6.98m
Legaciespart of donations and legacies£0£0£0£0£0£0
Charitable activities£0£0£0£0£0£0
Other trading activities£0£0£0£0£0£0
Investments£3.84k£175£2.82k£15.88k£73.48k£1.77k
Endowments£0£0£0£0£0£0
Other income£0£9.38k£0£0£43.33k£4.38k
Expenditure by type
Charitable activities£5.16m£5.32m£7.46m£5.58m£6.84m£6.01m
Raising funds£501.75k£335.32k£425.46k£510.64k£776.07k£908.27k
Grants to institutionspart of charitable activities£0£0£0£0£0£0
Governance£11.67k£1.66k£16.11k£22.21k£0£5.29k
Investment management£0£0£0£0£0£0
Other expenditure£0£0£0£0£0£0
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0. The register shows a rolling five years, so years it no longer shows come from older copies we hold: 2021 from the register extract of 6 September 2026.

Assets and liabilities

6 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown
-£2m£0£2m£4m£6m£8m202620252024202320222021£4.87m
Assets and liabilities by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year202120222023202420252026
Own use assets£32.79k£29.85k£23.55k£29.23k£16.98k£14.02k
Long-term investments£0£0£0£0£0£0
Other assets£5.59m£6.82m£5.64m£6.66m£4.98m£5.11m
Defined benefit pension schemea minus figure is a deficit£0£0£0£0£0£0
Total liabilities£35.72k£297.76k£519.05k£343.54k£89.65k£260.15k
Net assetsassets minus liabilities£5.59m£6.56m£5.14m£6.34m£4.91m£4.87m
Definitions
Own use assets
Land, buildings, equipment and other fixed assets the charity uses for its work.
Long-term investments
Investments held for the long term, such as shares, bonds or property let to others.
Other assets
Current assets: cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments.
Defined benefit pension scheme
The surplus (above zero) or deficit (below zero) on a final-salary type pension scheme.
Total liabilities
What the charity owes: creditors due within a year and after a year, and provisions. Drawn below zero in the chart and shown as a positive figure in the table, as the register does.
Net assets
Assets minus liabilities, including any pension surplus or deficit. Equal to total funds.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0. The register shows a rolling five years, so years it no longer shows come from older copies we hold: 2021 from the register extract of 6 September 2026.

Funds and reserves

6 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
£0£2m£4m£6m£8m202620252024202320222021
Funds and reserves by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year202120222023202420252026
Unrestricted funds£2.13m£2.02m£2.87m£3.46m£2.01m£1.22m
Restricted funds£3.46m£4.54m£2.27m£2.88m£2.89m£3.64m
Endowment funds£0£0£0£0£0£0
Total funds£5.59m£6.56m£5.14m£6.34m£4.91m£4.87m
Reservesas declared by the charity£669.94k£2.02m£1.13m£6.34m£2.01m£1.22m
Assets besides buildingsinvestments, cash and money owed to it, before debts£5.59m£6.82m£5.64m£6.66m£4.98m£5.11m
Definitions
Unrestricted funds
Money the trustees can spend on any of the charity's purposes, including funds they have set aside (designated) themselves.
Restricted funds
Money that must be spent on particular purposes set by the donor or the terms of an appeal.
Endowment funds
Capital the charity must keep, either permanently or until the terms allow it to be spent.
Total funds
All funds together. Equal to net assets.
Reserves
The charity's own figure for unrestricted funds that are freely available, after setting aside fixed assets and designated funds. Charities explain their reserves policy in their annual report.
Assets besides buildings
Long-term investments plus other assets (cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments), before its debts are paid. If declared reserves are larger than this, they must include buildings.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0. The register shows a rolling five years, so years it no longer shows come from older copies we hold: 2021 from the register extract of 6 September 2026.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Reporting up to date

Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 6 years.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 March 202631 January 202730 September 202630 September 2026On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202531 January 202630 October 202530 October 2025On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202431 January 20253 October 20243 October 2024On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202331 January 202417 October 202317 October 2023On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202231 January 202322 September 202222 September 2022On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202131 January 202228 January 202228 January 2022On timeNone online
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 29 October 2026.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

  • A)

    THE TRUSTEES SHALL PAY OR APPLY OR CAUSE TO BE PAID OR APPLIED AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT THE INCOME AND IF AND IN SO FAR AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT THE CAPITAL OF THE TRUST IN OR TOWARDS THE PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES, OR FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE, AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE ('THE OBJECTS').

  • B)

    THE TRUSTEES MAY AT THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FOR THE PERIOD OF 21 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THIS DEED INSTEAD OF APPLYING THE INCOME OF THE TRUST IN ANY YEAR ACCUMULATE ALL OR ANY PART OF SUCH INCOME BY INVESTING THE SAME AND THE RESULTING INCOME AND HOLD THE SAME AS PART OF THE CAPITAL OF THE TRUST WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THEIR RIGHT TO APPLY THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OF SUCH ACCUMULATED INCOME IN ANY SUBSEQUENT YEAR AS IF THE SAME WERE INCOME OF THE TRUST ARISING IN THE THEN CURRENT YEAR.

What it does

  • Education/training
  • The advancement of health or saving of lives
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • Overseas aid/famine relief
  • Economic/community development/employment

Who it helps

  • Other charities or voluntary bodies
  • The general public/mankind

How it helps

  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
Countries: Afghanistan, Kenya, Tanzania
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS. as filed
Governing document
TRUST DEED DATED 18 FEBRUARY 2006 AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 5 FEBRUARY 2007 AND 12 JULY 2007. as filed
Register history
  • 24 April 2006Registered
Previous names
Hand in Hand India, Seed

Policies the charity says it has

  • Risk management
  • Investment
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Conflicting interests
  • Volunteer management
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Website
www.hihinternational.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2006

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