Hidden Help

Registered charity 1193305 CIO Registered since 2021

Operates: Cornwall

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trustees on the board

4y median 5y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

4.1y

average years in governance

4 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Disability 5Education/training 5General Charitable Purposes 5

Commercial experience

Education 1

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Contact

Website	www.hiddenhelp.org
Email	chair@hiddenhelp.org
Phone	07794738732
Address	HIDDEN HELP, UNIT 3, WHEAL ROSE ESTATE, SCORRIER, REDRUTH, TRURO

Finances

£124,958 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£52,640	£26,104
2022	£33,159	£29,096
2023	£47,039	£45,433
2024	£124,958	£73,238

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyEconomic/community Development/employmentOther Charitable Purposes

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeopleOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF PEOPLE IN CORNWALL:- 1. TO RELIEVE THOSE IN NEED, ESPECIALLY (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) THOSE REHOUSED AFTER SEEKING REFUGE FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ASYLUM SEEKERS, THE LONG TERM UNEMPLOYED, THE HOMELESS, THOSE WITH CHRONIC ILLNESS OR DISABILITY, EX-OFFENDERS & VETERANS FROM THE ARMED FORCES BY PROVIDING SUCH PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE OR SUPPORT AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM FIT.2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY PROVING TRAINING AND TRAINING RESOURCES TO INCREASE THE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND POTENTIAL OF (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THOSE REINTEGRATING INTO SOCIETY, RE-LOCATING OR IN LONG TERM UNEMPLOYMENT. 3. TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM FIT.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 28 Jan 2021

Trustees (5)

5trustees

60median age

0aged 70+

Jake James Robert Backus Chair since 2022
Councillor Sinead Laura Hanks since 2021
Judith Rachel Backus since 2021
Kate Louise Martyn since 2025
Merisa Caroline Macinnesage 60 since 2021

Connected charities (2)

Penryn Town Local Trust 1 shared trustee
King Charles School PTA 1 shared trustee

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