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92HANDS Trust

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £48.6K

  • Spending

    £135.6K

Charity no. 108410 Company no. 665149 Date registered. 08/06/2022

Public benefits

The benefits which flow from purpose include a reduction in poverty and unemployment and an increase in the development of social enterprise to create jobs and build communities in Africa. Number of people trained, jobs created and small businesses established and supported. Number of people engaged in global network and increase in international

social business that benefits the poorest communities in Africa. None Unemployed people in Africa. The ultimate aim of the charity is for unemployed people to get jobs or start their own businesses and start to earn a stable income which will be of private benefit to these beneficiaries and their families.

What your organisation does

Era92 Ltd promotes and supports social entrepreneurship in the slums of Kampala, Uganda and shares this model with the poorest communities in other countries in Africa. The charity is developing a global network to connect small businesses in Africa with supporters, customers and investors in other countries. The activities it supports in Uganda

include a micro-finance initiative, developing pathways for unemployed youth in education and employment, training women and young people in social entrepreneurship, creative media and digital skills.

The charity’s classifications

  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
  • Other charitable purposes

Who the charity helps

  • Adult training
  • Overseas/developing countries
  • Unemployed/low income
  • Women

How the charity works

  • Community enterprise
  • Education/training
  • Overseas aid/famine relief
  • Relief of poverty

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2024

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

3.1. The Charity's Objects are to promote the following purposes for the benefit of the public: 3.1.1. the prevention or relief of poverty by the delivery of training programmes for women and young people to assist them in breaking the cycle of poverty; 3.1.2. the advancement of education by the delivery of grants, bursaries and financial support for academic studies; 3.1.3. the advancement of citizenship or community development through the: a) support and promotion of social entrepreneurship in order to help people in Africa to start their own businesses and to gain employment; b) provision of mentoring, financial and business support to these with feasible business propositions; c) provision of global networking opportunities to connect small businesses in Africa with potential customers, supporters and investors. 3.1.4. the relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage; and 3.1.5. such other charitable purposes for the benefit of the public as the Trustees may decide from time to time.

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name


  • 5 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 5 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Dr Tony Macaulay, 12 Mill Square, Lissadell Avenue, Portstewart, BT55 7TB

Trustee board

Trustee
Dr Tony Macaulay
Mr Stephen Blevins
Mrs Diane Holt
Miss Joy Hadden
Mr Alan Wright

Areas of operation

List of regions

  • Internationally
  • Uganda