Hope (Portsmouth)

Analysis

Hope (Portsmouth) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in June 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06040760). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hope (Portsmouth) reported income of £610k and spending of £635k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £490k to £610k (+25%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hope (Portsmouth) sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% 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 The Injustice Foundation (£609k), Countypier Limited (£611k) and Centre 63 Kirkby (£609k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 78%, trading 20% and investments 1.5%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £177k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.