Global Helping Hands
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Global Helping Hands lists poverty relief, disaster relief, education, healthcare, water, food and sustainable livelihoods as its themes, and states its focus as anywhere in the world, so it is worth considering if your work fits one of those areas.
- The grant range is not stated, and the annual report's total giving of £3,379,371 may include grants to individuals, so it does not show what a typical request looks like; keep any request to a budget you can justify in a detailed proposal.
- Applications go through a Grant Aid Application Form and need a detailed proposal covering project goals, methodologies, expected outcomes and a budget, plus information on your track record, financial stability and expertise.
- Applications are rolling, and the charity says it looks for alignment with its mission and values, accountability and effective implementation.
- The available information gives no exclusions or eligibility limits and says nothing about how competitive or relationship-led the funder is, so do not assume it is closed to your organisation.
Overview
Global Helping Hands is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1190360).
Global Helping Hands is a registered charity that exists to relieve poverty worldwide by providing grants, items and services to individuals in need and to other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty. It also exists to relieve poverty and suffering anywhere in the world among victims of natural or other kinds of disaster. Its work covers education, healthcare, water and food, emergency response, and livelihood programmes such as support for careers, agricultural equipment and household animals. The annual report gives total giving of £3,379,371, which may include grants to individuals, but it does not say how that giving divides between programmes.
What they fund
Priority Areas
Global Helping Hands works to relieve poverty and suffering worldwide, including among people affected by disasters. It supports people in need through education, healthcare, water and food, naming children, widows and orphans among the people it assists. Its emergency response provides food, clean water, shelter and medical care. It also manages livelihood programmes intended to expand opportunities for communities, including support for careers, agricultural equipment and household animals. For grant applications, partner organisations and individuals are asked to submit a detailed proposal setting out project goals, methodologies, expected outcomes and a budget, alongside information about their track record, financial stability and expertise. The charity says its grant-making aims to align projects with its mission and values, maximise impact, foster accountability and ensure effective implementation.
Themes
- Poverty relief
- Disaster relief
- Education
- Healthcare
- Water
- Food
- Sustainable livelihoods
Geographic Focus
Anywhere in the world.
How to apply
Partner organisations or individuals can apply by completing a Grant Aid Application Form. The form requires a detailed proposal outlining project goals, methodologies, expected outcomes and a budget.
What to send:
- A detailed proposal outlining project goals, methodologies, expected outcomes and a budget.
- Information about the applicant's track record, financial stability and expertise in their respective fields.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- Projects should align with the charity's mission and values.
- The charity seeks accountability and effective implementation in funded projects.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- International
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £39,483 | £39,167 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £750,097 | £684,218 | £679,266 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £2,016,788 | £911,055 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £2,719,545 | £2,171,334 | £500 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £3,085,062 | £3,529,516 | £3,379,371 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
In 1 of the 3 years shown, grants paid exceeded income.
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2022; year to 31 March 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
— No grants figure for that year.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- ghh.org.uk
- ghh.org.uk/emergencies · read on 30 October 2026
- ghh.org.uk/sustainable-projects · read on 30 October 2026
- ghh.org.uk/donation-policy · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 March 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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At a glance
Applying to Global Helping Hands?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- 0333 090 2223source
- admin@ghh.org.uksource
- Global Helping Hands The Future Works 2 Brunel Wy. Slough SL1 1FQ United Kingdomsource
- ghh.org.uk
Applying to Global Helping Hands?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- 0333 090 2223source
- admin@ghh.org.uksource
- Global Helping Hands The Future Works 2 Brunel Wy. Slough SL1 1FQ United Kingdomsource
- ghh.org.uk