hhcr, basingstoke community radio

Registered charity 1153159 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HELPING HANDS FOR THE BLIND

HHCR, Basingstoke Community Radio is a vibrant Community Radio station whose management and programming is based on community access and participation, and which reflects the special interests and needs of the listenership of the Basingstoke and the surrounding areas community that the Station is licensed to serve.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in funds of £5,133 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total unrestricted reserves falling to £2,459. The trustees note that these current free reserves represent approximately one and a half months of estimated running costs, which is below their policy target of twelve months. Despite this reduction, the independent examiner confirmed that the accounts accord with the records and no material matters were identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (05/08/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• DAVID CHATTEN- SMITHchair
• David Chatten-Smith
• Jef Powel
• Jim McArthur
• Julian Ricketts
• Richard Pearson
• Stephen Cobbett

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).