The Handsworth Charity (number 216603) 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 The Handsworth Charity do?
The charity provides grants to needy people in the ancient parish of Handsworth.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Handsworth Charity
Answers The Handsworth Charity gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Handsworth Charity's highest-paid staff paid?
The Handsworth Charity's annual return for the year ending 31 December 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 The Handsworth Charity as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
The Handsworth Charity's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Birmingham City
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
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 The Handsworth Charity registered for?
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Handsworth Charity yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Handsworth Charity.
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.
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What should you check before donating to The Handsworth Charity?
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The register data used for this profile lists The Handsworth Charity as a registered charity (number 216603) 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 The Handsworth Charity's charity number?
The Handsworth Charity's charity number is 216603. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 216603?
Search 216603 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 The Handsworth Charity do?
The charity provides grants to needy people in the ancient parish of Handsworth.
Does The Handsworth Charity have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Handsworth Charity. 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 The Handsworth Charity?
The Handsworth Charity's website listed in our register data is http://www.handsworth-charity.co.uk/. 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 The Handsworth Charity's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Handsworth Charity's annual return for the year ending 31 December 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 The Handsworth Charity?
The register does not record The Handsworth Charity as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are The Handsworth Charity's trustees paid?
The Handsworth Charity's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Handsworth Charity registered as a charity?
The Handsworth Charity was entered on the register on 13 April 1977.