Age UK Portsmouth

Analysis

Age UK Portsmouth is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in December 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03281047). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Age UK Portsmouth reported income of £852k and spending of £936k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £844k to £852k (+0.9%), an average of +0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 38%. 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, Age UK Portsmouth sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% 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 The I T F Seafarers Trust (£852k), Midland Doctors Association UK (£852k) and Darlington Mind (£851k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90% and trading 5.4%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 3.6%. Reserves of £551k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 54 people.