Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary Welfare Fund

Registered charity 291061 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HAMPSHIRE CONSTABULARY WELFARE FUND

Following an assessment, to provide financial and material assistance to; Serving officers and staff of Hampshire Constabulary, it's pensioners, and their spouses, widows or dependants. To serving or retired members of any UK Police service with a connection to Hampshire or Special Constables injured as a result of Police duty.

Objects

TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AID AND OTHER MATERIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE FOLLOWING PERSONS WHO, BY REASON OF THEIR PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES ARE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE OR SUPPORT I) REGULAR MEMBERS OF THE HAMPSHIRE CONSTABULARY (INCLUDING CADETS); II) PENSIONERS OF THE HAMPSHIRE CONSTABULARY; III) EX-REGULAR MEMBERS OF THE HAMPSHIRE CONSTABULARY WHO ARE NOT PENSIONERS; IV) CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE HAMPSHIRE CONSTABULARY; (V) SPOUSES, WIDOWS, WIDOWERS OR DEPENDANTS OF ANY OF THE ABOVE PERSONS WHETHER THAT PERSON IS DECEASED OR NOT; VI) SERVING, RETIRED AND PENSIONER MEMBERS OF ANY POLICE FORCE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM HAVING SOME CONNECTION WITH HAMPSHIRE; (VII) SPECIAL CONSTABLES WHO ARE INJURED AS A RESULT OF POLICE DUTY.

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: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Latest income

£281k

Latest spending

£257k

Registered

1985

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £463,078, exceeding the designated policy target of £75,000. The charity reported a net surplus of £26,738 for the year, supported by investment growth and stable subscription income. Trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to continue operations with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of management and administration costs (held: £463k)

“The Trustees decided on a reserves policy in 2020 that required the fund to have £75,000 in cash or easily convertible assets at a level necessary to provide sufficient funds to cover three months of management and administration costs” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Complaints handling
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hampshire Constabulary Welfare Fund (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Adam Henderson-Parish Mr
Antony Rowlinson
Benjamin Pratt Mr
DAVE BURGESS
Dominic Jones
Garry Robert Smith · trustee of 1 other charity
Janette Barfoot · trustee of 1 other charity
Joanne Nelson
Mark Radford Mr
NICKI BELL
Neil Nancarrow
PAUL ROBERTSON

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Isle Of Wight

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£281k	£257k
31/03/2024	£262k	£269k
31/03/2023	£314k	£290k
31/03/2022	£267k	£291k
31/03/2021	£249k	£251k

Common questions

Is Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary Welfare Fund financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £463,078, exceeding the designated policy target of £75,000. The charity reported a net surplus of £26,738 for the year, supported by investment growth and stable subscription income. Trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to continue operations with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST	1	£5k
FORD BRITAIN TRUST	1	£3k
WINCHESTER ROTARY CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SUSSEX POLICE CHARITABLE TRUST.

THE SUSSEX POLICE CHARITABLE TRUST income £209k
WEST MIDLANDS POLICE BENEVOLENT FUND income £323k
CARE OF POLICE SURVIVORS income £757k
WEST MERCIA POLICE WELFARE FUND income £172k
'CITY OF LONDON POLICE WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' FUND income £369k
HAMPSHIRE SEARCH AND RESCUE income £151k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary Welfare Fund	£281k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SUSSEX POLICE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£209k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WEST MIDLANDS POLICE BENEVOLENT FUND FY2025	£323k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CARE OF POLICE SURVIVORS FY2025	£757k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
WEST MERCIA POLICE WELFARE FUND FY2025	£172k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
'CITY OF LONDON POLICE WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' FUND FY2025	£369k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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