# Akurana Helping Hands Crawley-Uk

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1192698 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1192698)
- Latest income: £14.4k; spending £7,690
- What it funds: Education / training, Disability
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/akurana-helping-hands-crawley-uk

Providing financial support for poor and needy, victims of natural disasters, to advance education for the benifit of the poor and the general public in the village of Akurana, Sri Lanka. We are based in Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Akurana Helping Hands Crawley-Uk is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and disability for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Akurana Helping Hands Crawley-Uk reported income of £14.4k and spending of £7,690.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Akurana Helping Hands Crawley-Uk in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Akurana Helping Hands Crawley-Uk open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 16 Oct 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Akurana Helping Hands Crawley-Uk is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Does Akurana Helping Hands Crawley-Uk give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Akurana Helping Hands Crawley-Uk makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How large is Akurana Helping Hands Crawley-Uk?

In its latest reported year Akurana Helping Hands Crawley-Uk reported income of £14.4k and spending of £7,690.


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