The Navigators UK Limited

Analysis

The Navigators UK Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in August 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04429021). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Navigators UK Limited reported income of £2.2m and spending of £2.1m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £2.2m (+43%), an average of +9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Navigators UK Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Llandaff North Community Association (£2.2m), Chinese Church in London (£2.2m) and Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin, St Peter and St Cedd, Chelmsford (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 91% and charitable activities 8.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £5,000. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £47k. Reserves of £300k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.