Home-Start Portsmouth

Analysis

Home-Start Portsmouth is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in 17 Lake Road. It was registered in July 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06636439). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Home-Start Portsmouth reported income of £902k and spending of £895k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £290k to £902k (+211%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 224%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Home-Start Portsmouth 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 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Foundation of Nursing Studies (£901k), Firvale Community Hub (£902k) and The Harrison-Frank Family Foundation (UK) Limited (£898k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97%, donations and legacies 1.6% and investments 1.0%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.7%.