# The Hair Project

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1189731 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1189731)
- Company number: 11863023
- Latest income: £13.8k; spending £8,046
- What it funds: Education / training, Disability, Human rights / equality / diversity
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides services, Provides advocacy / advice / information
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales, India
- Trustees: 4
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/hair-project

- The relief of people in need, in particular girls and women in India, who are socially andeconomically disadvantaged by providing them with hairdressing skills, to enable such individuals togenerate an income and to rebuild their lives and reintegrate into society.- The relief of financial hardship to homeless people in the UK through the provision of free hairdressing services

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2025 | £13.8k | £8,046 | not filed |
| 31 Aug 2024 | £6,556 | £11.7k | not filed |
| 31 Aug 2023 | £6,405 | £3,643 | not filed |
| 31 Aug 2022 | £26.7k | £14.5k | not filed |
| 31 Aug 2021 | £12.9k | £20.3k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The charity's objects ('objects') are specifically restricted to the following:(1) The relief of people in need, in particular but not exclusively girls and women in India, who are socially and economically disadvantaged by providing them with vocational hairdressing skills, to enable such individuals to generate a sustainable income and to rebuild their lives and reintegrate into society.(2) The relief of financial hardship to homeless people in the UK through the provision of free of charge hairdressing services to meet their need(s).

## What it funds

The Hair Project is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, disability and human rights / equality / diversity for children / young people, older people and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy / advice / information. In its latest reported year The Hair Project reported income of £13.8k and spending of £8,046. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Aug 2025, it spent £58.1k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales and India.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Hair Project in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 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 The Hair Project open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Hair Project is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Hair Project fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales and India.

### Does The Hair Project give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that The Hair Project makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does The Hair Project give each year?

The register does not break out The Hair Project's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Aug 2025 was £8,046. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £11.6k a year.

### How large is The Hair Project?

In its latest reported year The Hair Project reported income of £13.8k and spending of £8,046.


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