Off the Record (South East Hampshire)

Analysis

Off the Record (South East Hampshire) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Havant. It was registered in September 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03333729). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Off the Record (South East Hampshire) reported income of £526k and spending of £490k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £364k to £526k (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Off the Record (South East Hampshire) 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 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Welwyn Hatfield Citizens Advice Bureau Limited (£526k), Exeter Citizens Advice Bureau (£527k) and Alhidaya Croydon (£526k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93% and donations and legacies 5.7%. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 15%. Reserves of £225k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.