Hampshire and Berkshire 4x4 Response

Analysis

Hampshire and Berkshire 4x4 Response is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in May 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover armed forces/emergency service efficiency, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hampshire and Berkshire 4x4 Response reported income of £13k and spending of £16k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £36k to £13k (-65%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 200 England and Wales charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Hampshire and Berkshire 4x4 Response sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Air Forces Association - Manchester & District Branch (£12k), Community 4x4 Response (£13k) and Blackpool Drill Hall (Yorkshire Street) Trust (£12k).