# hhcr, basingstoke community radio

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1153159
- **Other names:** HELPING HANDS FOR THE BLIND
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 31, 2013
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1153159


## Contact

- **Address:** Suite 4, The Clock Tower, Chineham Shopping Centre, Chineham
- **Postcode:** Basingst
- **Phone:** 01256 533987
- **Email:** info@basingstokecommunityradio.org.uk
- **Website:** www.basingstokecommunityradio.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1.  TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE IN BASINGSTOKE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO BLINDNESS AND VISUAL IMPAIREMENT.3.  THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE  WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED BY:·         PROVIDING EDUCATION AND INFORMATION;·         RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION

**Activities:** 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.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Disability
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Hampshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | £26636 | £31769 | — | — |
| July 31, 2024 | £34750 | £34156 | — | — |
| July 31, 2023 | £18000 | £30730 | — | — |
| July 31, 2022 | £17726 | £38601 | — | — |
| July 31, 2021 | £37311 | £18593 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **DAVID CHATTEN- SMITH** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 1, 2021
- David Chatten-Smith — appointed May 14, 2013
- Jef Powel — appointed Aug. 25, 2022
- Jim McArthur — appointed April 10, 2024
- Julian Ricketts — appointed April 10, 2024
- Michael Iles — appointed July 11, 2023
- Richard Pearson — appointed Aug. 25, 2022
- Stephen Cobbett — appointed July 22, 2025