Harbour Support Services

Analysis

Harbour Support Services is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hartlepool. It was registered in June 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04141850). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Harbour Support Services reported income of £7.6m and spending of £8.3m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4.7m to £7.6m (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Harbour Support Services sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. 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 Wastesavers Charitable Trust Limited (£7.6m), Microloan Foundation (£7.6m) and College for Higher Rabbinical Studies (£7.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £378k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 298 people.