# Help-In-Need Association

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 285585 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/285585)
- Website: http://blhina.org/
- Latest income: £7,790; spending £8,015
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty, Accommodation / housing, Economic / community development / employment
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Acts as an umbrella or resource body
- Area of operation: Tower Hamlets
- Other names: H I N A (working)
- Trustees: 2
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/help-in-need-association

We are a registered charity run by students at Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry. We receive applications for grants from recognised bodies on behalf of disadvantaged and deprived people living in the East London (Tower Hamlets) area, and with the 'charity begins at home' ethos, meet monthly to discuss how much to donate and follow-up past applications

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> The releif of sickness in the Tower Hamlets health district.

## What it funds

Help-In-Need Association is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives, disability, prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation / housing and economic / community development / employment for children / young people, older people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and acts as an umbrella or resource body. In its latest reported year Help-In-Need Association reported income of £7,790 and spending of £8,015.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Tower Hamlets.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Help-In-Need Association in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (blhina.org) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Help-In-Need Association open for applications now?

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

### Where does Help-In-Need Association fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Tower Hamlets.

### Does Help-In-Need Association give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Help-In-Need Association makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How large is Help-In-Need Association?

In its latest reported year Help-In-Need Association reported income of £7,790 and spending of £8,015.


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