Registered charity (CIO) · Rochester
Hands of Hope Foundation
Hands of Hope Foundation is a registered charity (number 1189406) based in Rochester, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Alexander Babudoh since 2020. Latest income £42k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £42k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 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, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief and 2 more
- Where
- Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, Zambia and more
- Website
- www.handsofhopefoundation.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2020
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£42k£51k
- 2024£66k£75k
- 2023£58k£49k
Earlier years
- 2022£56k£51k
- 2021£23k£8k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 97%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN LONDON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR UNEMPLOYMENT, HOMELESSNESS, DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCY AND CRIMINAL HISTORY TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY:I) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENTII)SIGNPOSTING THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCEIII)INCREASING, OR CO-ORDINATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUCH PERSONS TO ENGAGE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS TO ENABLE THOSE PROVIDERS TO ADAPT SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THEIR NEEDS.
Grants received
4 grants · £59,900 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £59,900 (4 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- 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
- Alexander Babudoh Chair since 2020
- Adeola Ogunade since 2020
- Aderonke Phillips since 2022
- Blessing Odebode since 2020
- Elizabeth Smith-Mensah since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Alexander Babudoh Chair since 2020
- Adeola Ogunade since 2020
- Blessing Odebode since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Adeola Ogunade since 2020
- Aderonke Phillips since 2022
- Blessing Odebode since 2020
- Elizabeth Smith-Mensah since 2020
Portfolio (1)
- Alexander Babudoh Chair since 2020
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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
- 1189406
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 07 May 2020
- Contact on the register
- 07903886017 · info@handsofhopefoundation.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 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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