Citizens Advice Gosport

Analysis

Citizens Advice Gosport is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gosport. It was registered in November 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05971208). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Citizens Advice Gosport reported income of £643k and spending of £538k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £377k to £643k (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Citizens Advice Gosport sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Primary Care Respiratory Society UK (£643k), Duchy of Lancaster Benevolent Fund (£643k) and Hefazothe Islam UK (£642k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 61%, donations and legacies 32% and investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £302k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.