Mountbatten Isle of Wight

Analysis

Mountbatten Isle of Wight is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newport. It was registered in July 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02929267). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Mountbatten Isle of Wight reported income of £17.9m and spending of £18.6m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £16.8m to £17.9m (+6.8%), an average of +1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Mountbatten Isle of Wight sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Trinity Hospice (£17.8m), The Virgin Foundation (£18.2m) and Internews Europe (£17.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 48%, trading 25% and donations and legacies 25%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2.4m. Charitable activities took 76% of spending and raising funds 24%. Reserves of £3.8m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 415 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.