OPERATION COMMUNITY HAMPER

Registered charity 1209237 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OCH

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£109k
Latest spending
£79k
Registered
2024
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus from operations of £30,267, resulting in unrestricted cash reserves of £30,074 at the year end. The trustees note that this surplus results from the timing of donation receipts and anticipate utilizing these funds for charitable grants in the current financial year. The charity does not hold property assets or maintain an investment portfolio.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: grants & other charitable activities (51% of income)
“Total income was £109,161 comprising donations & gifts of £49,247, grants & other charitable activities of £55,750 and local fundraising activities of £4,164.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of administrative expenditure, support costs & fundraising costs (held: £30k)
“The Trustees aim is to maintain reserves, in unrestricted funds at a level which equates to a minimum of 3 months of administrative expenditure, support costs & fundraising costs.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Harris Accountancy. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Operation Community Hamper (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£109k£79k

Common questions

Is OPERATION COMMUNITY HAMPER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus from operations of £30,267, resulting in unrestricted cash reserves of £30,074 at the year end. The trustees note that this surplus results from the timing of donation receipts and anticipate utilizing these funds for charitable grants in the current financial year. The charity does not hold property assets or maintain an investment portfolio. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Harris Accountancy.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund23/01/2025£20kOperation Community Hamper CIO

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HAMPSTEAD COMMUNITY ACTION LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
OPERATION COMMUNITY HAMPER£109k—0above—no doubt
HAMPSTEAD COMMUNITY ACTION LIMITED FY2025£421k—0below—noted
COMMUNITY WELFARE ACADEMY FY2025£133k—0unclear—no doubt
TAFF BARGOED DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED FY2025£152k—0unclear—no doubt
Five Trees Community Trust FY2025£258k—0unclear—no doubt
MELTHAM SPORTS AND COMMUNITY GROUP LIMITED FY2025£134k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.