Lenderhand (number 1161794) 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 Lenderhand do?
Lenderhand is a charity that has been set up to provide families and individuals in the county of Essex with assistance to pay for goods or services that they could not otherwise afford, providing a helping hand through the challenging periods of their lives.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Lenderhand
Answers Lenderhand gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Lenderhand's highest-paid staff paid?
Lenderhand's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Lenderhand as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Lenderhand's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Barking and Dagenham · Redbridge · Essex
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals.
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 Lenderhand registered for?
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Why is there no Clarity Score for Lenderhand yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Lenderhand.
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The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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The register data used for this profile lists Lenderhand as a registered charity (number 1161794) 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 Lenderhand's charity number?
Lenderhand's charity number is 1161794. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
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What does Lenderhand do?
Lenderhand is a charity that has been set up to provide families and individuals in the county of Essex with assistance to pay for goods or services that they could not otherwise afford, providing a helping hand through the challenging periods of their lives.
Does Lenderhand have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Lenderhand. 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 Lenderhand?
Lenderhand's website listed in our register data is http://lenderhand.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.
How much is Lenderhand's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Lenderhand's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Lenderhand?
The register does not record Lenderhand as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Lenderhand's trustees paid?
Lenderhand's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Lenderhand registered as a charity?
Lenderhand was entered on the register on 22 May 2015.