# HACRO

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1163064
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Aug. 7, 2015
- **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=1163064


## Contact

- **Address:** 62-72 VICTORIA STREET, ST ALBANS
- **Postcode:** AL1 3XH
- **Phone:** 01727854727
- **Email:** office@hacro.org
- **Website:** www.hacro.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN AND RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS AMONG PERSONS WHO ARE SUFFERING, HAVE SUFFERED OR MIGHT SUFFER A LEGAL RESTRICTION ON THEIR LIBERTY IN ANY PENAL OR CORRECTIONAL ESTABLISHMENT OR THROUGH ANY MEANS WHATEVER AND THE FAMILIES OF SUCH PERSONS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE TRUSTEES THINK FIT AND TO FURTHER AND PROMOTE THE STUDY OF AND RESEARCH INTO ALL ASPECTS AND METHODS OF THE PREVENTION OF CRIME AND DELINQUENCY AND TO OBTAIN AND MAKE RECORDS OF AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SAME, AND TO PROMOTE, SUPPORT OR CARRY ON EITHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY BODY, AUTHORITY, OR PERSON, ANY PROJECT OR SCHEME IN CONNECTION WITH ANY METHODS OF THE PREVENTION OF CRIME AND DELINQUENCY AND TO PROVIDE MONEYS FOR SUCH PURPOSES WHETHER BY WAY OR LOAN OR OTHERWISE, WITHIN THE AREA OF THE COUNTY OF HERTFORDSHIRE AND SUCH OTHER NEARBY ENGLISH COUNTIES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED BY THE TRUSTEES.

**Activities:** Mission: Our Mission is to offer support for offenders, potential offenders and their families to manage positive change in their lives; to engage with influential partners in the community of Hertfordshire and neighbouring counties; and to work to establish a range of educational and training initiatives with a focus on gaps in provision.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bedford
- Cambridgeshire
- Essex
- Hertfordshire
- Northamptonshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £295324 | £299744 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £223973 | £274329 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £197800 | £244686 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £297913 | £298302 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £349880 | £234159 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Matthew James Cannon** (Chair) — appointed April 30, 2026
- Anthony John Clayton — appointed April 30, 2026
- Christopher Hale JP — appointed April 28, 2023
- Eric Gilbert Pillinger — appointed Feb. 20, 2020
- Jacqui Brabazon — appointed Oct. 8, 2021
- John Willis Walker FCA — appointed Dec. 9, 2022
- Mark Shepperd — appointed April 20, 2024
- Stephen Probyn — appointed Jan. 27, 2026