UK funding workspaceHelping Hands for Gambia grants and how to apply
Trust / foundation · Charity no. 1105362
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Helping Hands for Gambia is a charity registered in England and Wales under number 1105362. The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as The Gambia. The register describes its activities as: “Helping with education,the arts, health,and children with severe disability who have little chance in life. In one of the poorist areas of Africa, The Gambia, where one in four children will die before their fifth birthday.” Its charitable objects are: “The relief of sickness and the preservation of health among people living in Gambia. To help with schooling and employment, to give grants to those in financial hardship either generally or individually.” In its latest reported year it reported income of £9,800 and spending of £9,650.
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From the charity register and the funder's published information.
Latest income
£9,800
Latest spending
£9,650
- What it funds
- General charitable purposesEducation / trainingHealth / saving of livesPrevention or relief of povertyAccommodation / housingAmateur sportEconomic / community development / employment
- Who it helps
- Children / young peopleOlder peoplePeople with disabilitiesThe general public
- How it gives
- Makes grants to individualsMakes grants to organisationsProvides buildings / facilities / open space
Charitable objects
The relief of sickness and the preservation of health among people living in Gambia. To help with schooling and employment, to give grants to those in financial hardship either generally or individually.
Where it operates
The Gambia
- Trustees
- 2
What Helping Hands for Gambia funds
Helping Hands for Gambia is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation / housing, amateur sport and economic / community development / employment for children / young people, older people and people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings / facilities / open space.
How to apply to Helping Hands for Gambia
OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Helping Hands for Gambia 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 about Helping Hands for Gambia
Is Helping Hands for Gambia open for applications now?
Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Helping Hands for Gambia is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.
Where does Helping Hands for Gambia fund?
The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as The Gambia.
Does Helping Hands for Gambia give grants to individuals?
Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Helping Hands for Gambia makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.
How large is Helping Hands for Gambia?
In its latest reported year Helping Hands for Gambia reported income of £9,800 and spending of £9,650.
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