--- title: "Helping Herts — charity 284482 accounts | CharityCompare" description: "Helping Herts (charity 284482): income £277k (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/helping-herts retrieved: 2026-10-07T06:17:35.290Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 284482 HH # Helping Herts Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Helping Herts is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.helpingherts.com/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=284482&subId=0) Work at Helping Herts? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=helping-herts&type=claim&name=Helping%20Herts) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Helping Herts? Reported income · year ending 2025-06-30 £276,859 Reported spending · year ending 2025-06-30 £302,949 Registered charity number 284482 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Other Register contact address detail (not service area) Bromley Lane Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.helpingherts.com](http://www.helpingherts.com/) Quick answer Helping Herts (number 284482) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does Helping Herts do? Helping Herts empowers and supports children and families in need by providing match funded sponsorship, connecting charities to new resources and raising the profile of charities and their clients across Hertfordshire. Fundraising, event management and grant giving. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Helping Herts Answers Helping Herts gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 June 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Helping Herts's highest-paid staff paid? Helping Herts's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register records Helping Herts as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. [Work out your Gift Aid](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) Helping Herts's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 25 May 1982 Previous names on the register Rotary Club of Stansted Stort Valley Trust Fund; Rotary Club of Stort Valley Trust Fund; Stort Valley Rotary Where it says it operates Hertfordshire ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People; People With Disabilities; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies. **Reported activities:** Makes Grants To Organisations. Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area. ## What causes is Helping Herts registered for? General Charitable Purposes ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Helping Herts yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Helping Herts. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to Helping Herts? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating. [How to read charity accounts](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/guides/how-to-read-accounts) · [Explore rated charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity-directory) ## Is this your charity? Claim this profile free to submit your description and an optional logo for review, correct details, or respond publicly. Approved claims show attribution and claimed status. Optional paid plans add enhanced media, reporting and labelled featured visibility by tier; they never change a score. [Claim this profile — free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=helping-herts&type=claim&name=Helping%20Herts) [Visit charity website](http://www.helpingherts.com/) ## Frequently asked questions Is Helping Herts a legitimate charity? The register data used for this profile lists Helping Herts as a registered charity (number 284482) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is Helping Herts's charity number? Helping Herts's charity number is 284482. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 284482? Search 284482 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does Helping Herts do? Helping Herts empowers and supports children and families in need by providing match funded sponsorship, connecting charities to new resources and raising the profile of charities and their clients across Hertfordshire. Fundraising, event management and grant giving. Does Helping Herts have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Helping Herts. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to Helping Herts? Helping Herts's website listed in our register data is http://www.helpingherts.com. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees. How much is Helping Herts's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Helping Herts's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Helping Herts? The register records Helping Herts as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Are Helping Herts's trustees paid? Helping Herts's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. What was Helping Herts previously called? The register lists these previous names for Helping Herts: Rotary Club of Stansted Stort Valley Trust Fund; Rotary Club of Stort Valley Trust Fund; Stort Valley Rotary. When was Helping Herts registered as a charity? Helping Herts was entered on the register on 25 May 1982. Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=284482&subId=0).