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Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship

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Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include the prevention or relief of poverty, environment/conservation/heritage.

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What are the key facts about Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£1,701,813
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£1,417,924
Registered charity number
1078344
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Mount Pleasant Road
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship (number 1078344) 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 Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship do?

To relieve the effects of poverty for families and individuals with needs recognised by approved referral agencies in Southampton and the surrounding area.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship

Answers Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship's highest-paid staff paid?

Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship's annual return for the year ending 31 March 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.

Where does Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship's money come from?

Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship reported £1.7m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £1.1m (66%), donations and legacies £388k (23%), other income £182k (11%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£1.1m · 66%
  • Donations and legacies£388k · 23%
  • Other income£182k · 11%
  • Investments£9,540 · 1%
  • Trading and fundraising events£457 · 0%

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship 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

Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
03830305 (Companies House)
Also known as
Scratch
Where it says it operates
Dorset · Hampshire · Southampton City · Portsmouth City

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Defined Groups.

Reported activities: Provides Services.

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 Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship registered for?

The Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Why is there no Clarity Score for Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship. 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

What should you check before donating to Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship?

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  • Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract.
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Frequently asked questions

Is Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship as a registered charity (number 1078344) 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 Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship's charity number?
Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship's charity number is 1078344. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1078344?
Search 1078344 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 Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship do?
To relieve the effects of poverty for families and individuals with needs recognised by approved referral agencies in Southampton and the surrounding area.
Does Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship. 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 Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship?
Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship's website listed in our register data is http://www.scratchcharity.co.uk. 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 Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship's annual return for the year ending 31 March 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.
Where does Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship's money come from?
Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship reported £1.7m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £1.1m (66%), donations and legacies £388k (23%), other income £182k (11%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship?
The register records Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship 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 Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship's trustees paid?
Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship registered as a charity?
Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship was entered on the register on 24 November 1999. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 03830305).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.