--- title: "Help a Child Have a Chance — charity 1138487 | CharityCompare" description: "Help a Child Have a Chance (charity 1138487). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/help-a-child-have-a-chance retrieved: 2026-10-07T07:06:11.949Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1138487 HA # Help a Child Have a Chance Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Help a Child Have a Chance is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.helpachildhaveachance.org/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1138487&subId=0) Work at Help a Child Have a Chance? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=help-a-child-have-a-chance&type=claim&name=Help%20a%20Child%20Have%20a%20Chance) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Help a Child Have a Chance? Reported income · year ending 2025-01-31 £0 Reported spending · year ending 2025-01-31 £0 Registered charity number 1138487 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Other Register contact address detail (not service area) Sheffield Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Not recorded Website [www.helpachildhaveachance.org](http://www.helpachildhaveachance.org/) Quick answer Help a Child Have a Chance (number 1138487) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does Help a Child Have a Chance do? Events/fund raisers organised in this financial year included race nights, night time golf event, an evening with comedien Steve Womack and our annual Black & White Ball. We feel privileged to have helped almost 800 children during the year. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Help a Child Have a Chance Answers Help a Child Have a Chance gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register does not record Help a Child Have a Chance as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 20 October 2010 Where it says it operates Barnsley · Doncaster · Rotherham · Sheffield City · Derbyshire ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies. **Reported activities:** Makes Grants To Individuals; Makes Grants To Organisations. Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area. ## What causes is Help a Child Have a Chance registered for? General Charitable PurposesThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisability ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Help a Child Have a Chance yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Help a Child Have a Chance. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to Help a Child Have a Chance? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. 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The register data used for this profile lists Help a Child Have a Chance as a registered charity (number 1138487) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is Help a Child Have a Chance's charity number? Help a Child Have a Chance's charity number is 1138487. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1138487? Search 1138487 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does Help a Child Have a Chance do? Events/fund raisers organised in this financial year included race nights, night time golf event, an evening with comedien Steve Womack and our annual Black & White Ball. We feel privileged to have helped almost 800 children during the year. Does Help a Child Have a Chance have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Help a Child Have a Chance. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to Help a Child Have a Chance? Help a Child Have a Chance's website listed in our register data is http://www.helpachildhaveachance.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Help a Child Have a Chance? The register does not record Help a Child Have a Chance as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. When was Help a Child Have a Chance registered as a charity? Help a Child Have a Chance was entered on the register on 20 October 2010. Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1138487&subId=0).