The 3H Foundation

Registered charity 286306 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 3 H FUND, 3H FUND (HELPING HANDS FOR HOLIDAYS), HELP THE HANDICAPPED HOLIDAY FUND

Independent group holidays for adults and young people with disabilities.Holiday grants for low income families with a disabled member for a UK break. Grants also available for carer respite breaks.Carer support through relaxing spa days and pamper hampers.Support for young people with disabilities and young carers including home-based challenges, activity hampers and funded days out.

Objects

1. The relief of physical, mental or sensory disabilities in children and adults by the provision and/or enabling of recreational and leisure time activities/breaks in the interest of social welfare helping to develop skills, capacities and capabilities.2. The relief of those in need by reason of financial hardship, among people with physical, mental or sensory disabilities by the provision of grants to enable them to have a holiday break with their families and/or carers.3. The preservation and protection of good health of those caring for people with physical, mental or sensory disabilities by providing help to enable them to have a period of respite.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Disability · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Tunbridge Wells, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£298k
Latest spending
£240k
Registered
1983
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves stood at £110,946, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of £110,000 to £150,000. The charity reported a net income of £62,799 for the year, marking a significant improvement from the previous year's deficit. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: nine-month period, plus an additional amount to accommodate lease commitments and variations. This is in the region of £110,000 - £150,000 (held: £111k)
“it is the aim of the Trustees to endeavor to hold reserves equal to the restricted funds, operating costs and commitments for a nine-month period, plus an additional amount to accommodate lease commitments and variations. This is in the region of £110,000 - £150,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from Langton Life Ltd (trustee-controlled company)
“Langton Life Ltd, a company controlled by a trustee, donated £1,000 to the charity during the year (2024: £nil).” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 6

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 13

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 6
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The 3H Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£298k£240k
31/12/2024£176k£257k
31/12/2023£236k£236k
31/12/2022£202k£210k
31/12/2021£230k£179k

Common questions

Is The 3H Foundation financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves stood at £110,946, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of £110,000 to £150,000. The charity reported a net income of £62,799 for the year, marking a significant improvement from the previous year's deficit. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds The 3H Foundation?

Funders whose own accounts filings name The 3H Foundation as a grant recipient include BANHAM FOUNDATION LIMITED, JOHNNIE JOHNSON TRUST, THE CLARE MILNE TRUST, BRITISH HUMANE ASSOCIATION, THE ADFAL TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund15/01/2014£3k3H Fund computer upgrade

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE 3H CLUB.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
The 3H Foundation£298k—0unclear—no doubt
THE 3H CLUB FY2025£26k——unclear—no doubt
HELPING DISABILITIES TRUST FY2025£131k—0above9.4%no doubt
HOLIDAYS WITH HELP FY2025£51k—0above—no doubt
PARITY FOR DISABILITY FY2025£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt
H&F Giving FY2025£504k£60,001 - £70,0001above—no doubt

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