Community Action Hampshire

Analysis

Community Action Hampshire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in March 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, economic/community development/employment and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under human rights and equality. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03162873). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Community Action Hampshire reported income of £936k and spending of £916k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £875k to £936k (+6.9%), an average of +1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 116%. Over the whole period it spent 129% of the income it received.

Among 700 England and Wales charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Community Action Hampshire sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kent Refugee Action Network (£929k), Beyond Equality CIO (£941k) and Refugees at Home (£924k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 84%, donations and legacies 8.6%, investments 6.0% and trading 1.6%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 8.7%. Grants to other organisations totalled £204k. Reserves of £631k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.