Registered charity (CIO) · London
Small Acts of Kindness Trust
THE RELIEF OF THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED BECAUSE OF AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER GROUPS OF PEOPLE IN SOCIETY WHO ARE MARGINALISED, NEGLECTED OR VULNERABLE. IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, WORKING TO PREVENT OR REDUCE...
- 5 trustees
- Income £234k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Hertfordshire, Central Bedfordshire, Bedford, Luton
- Website
- smallactsofkindness.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2018
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£234k£247k
- 2024£288k£278k
- 2023£256k£258k
Earlier years
- 2022£219k£225k
- 2021£236k£195k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 39%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE RELIEF OF THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED BECAUSE OF AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER GROUPS OF PEOPLE IN SOCIETY WHO ARE MARGINALISED, NEGLECTED OR VULNERABLE. IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, WORKING TO PREVENT OR REDUCE LONELINESS, ISOLATION AND POVERTY, AND TO PREVENT OR REDUCE THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF LONELINESS, ISOLATION AND POVERTY ON THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELLBEING OF SUCH PERSONS, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY:i. SOURCING AND PACKING MATERIALS, GOODS AND INFORMATION TO BE GIVEN AS GIFTS TO RECIPIENTS, AND ENGAGING LOCAL PEOPLE IN THEIR DISTRIBUTION IN WAYS THAT CREATE AND STRENGTHEN SOCIAL CONNECTIONS, AND WHICH MAY IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELLBEING OF THE RECIPIENTS; ii. BUILDING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN LOCAL AGENCIES, ORGANISATIONS, GROUPS, INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES THAT ENABLE COMMUNITIES TO REDUCE THE FACTORS THAT LEAD TO ISOLATION, LONELINESS AND POVERTY. THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CIO WILL BE DELIVERED WITHIN ENGLAND AND WALES. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE ANY APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT LEGALLY CHARITABLE AS DEFINED BY LAW.
Grants received
25 grants · £260,095 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Hertfordshire Community Foundation · £84,990 (10 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £48,021 (3 grants)
- The Fore · £30,000
- Postcode Places Trust · £25,000
- CAF · £24,600
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
5 trustees on the board
- Christopher Hugh Hamill Chair since 2018
- Alison Mann since 2018
- Adam Keith Ginder DL since 2025
- Hema Pandya since 2018
- Peter Lindsay Dale since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Christopher Hugh Hamill Chair since 2018
- Alison Mann since 2018
- Hema Pandya since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Christopher Hugh Hamill Chair since 2018
- Alison Mann since 2018
- Adam Keith Ginder DL since 2025
- Hema Pandya since 2018
- Peter Lindsay Dale since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1178546
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 29 May 2018 as amended on 11 Nov 2024
- Contact on the register
- 01923372717 · info@smallactsofkindness.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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