The Stirring, Southampton

Analysis

The Stirring, Southampton is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Waterlooville. It was registered in January 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07027499). It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Stirring, Southampton reported income of £25k and spending of £26k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £19k to £25k (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Stirring, Southampton sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tregynon Village Hall (£25k), The Music Fund for Cuba (£25k) and The Wiggin Family Charitable Foundation (£25k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.