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Raise Your Hands

Raise Your Hands runs innovative activities in order to support small charities working with children and young people in the UK.

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Activities & Mission

Raise Your Hands runs innovative activities in order to support small charities working with children and young people in the UK.

Areas of Operation

Where this charity is registered to operate, as self-declared to the Charity Commission. These are regulatory classifications, not a list of active programmes, and don't necessarily indicate fundraising activity in each location.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£962,424
Latest Expenditure
£954,517

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 78.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 79.4%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 20.6%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £849,554
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £66,000
Investments £7
Other Income £46,863

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £757,557
Raising Funds £196,960
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £577,695
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

As filed with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Most recent filing covers the financial year ending 2024.

One or more years show a significant change in income (over ±100%) compared with the prior year. This usually reflects a merger, transfer of activities, restated accounts, or a one-off legacy — not necessarily a real change in operating scale. See the methodology for context.

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024
£962,424
£954,517£757,557£581,144£581,0543 / 0
2023
£869,069
£774,039£594,365£573,237£420,4143 / 0
2022
£885,967
£544,815£396,277£478,207£181,3563 / 0
2021
£293,086
£279,8600 / 0
2020
£281,458
£424,9190 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Frequently asked questions about Raise Your Hands

What does Raise Your Hands do?

Raise Your Hands runs innovative activities in order to support small charities working with children and young people in the UK.

How much income did Raise Your Hands report in 2024?

Raise Your Hands reported total income of £962k and reported expenditure of £955k for the financial year ending 2024, based on the most recent annual return filed with the Charity Commission.

When was Raise Your Hands registered as a charity?

Raise Your Hands was registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales on 3 October 2017 as charity number 1174956. It has been registered for 9 years.

Who runs Raise Your Hands?

Raise Your Hands is governed by a board of 6 trustees. The chair of trustees is Christopher Kirkland. Trustees are legally responsible for the charity's governance and are listed in full on its profile.

Where does Raise Your Hands operate?

Raise Your Hands operates across 3 areas: Northern Ireland, Scotland and England And Wales.

Is Raise Your Hands a registered charity?

Yes — Raise Your Hands is a registered charity in England and Wales, charity number 1174956.

Details

Address
c/o Bowmer & Kirkland
21 Conduit Street
London
W1S 2XP
Registration Date
3 October 2017
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
5098518
Charity Number
1174956

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Trustees

Christopher Kirkland Chair
ADAM LAWRENSON
Federica Silvia Cuce
Nicholas Burlington
Nicole McCarthy
Rossa Shanks

Data & trust

Register data refreshed
30 July 2026
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